Chapter 203 The Hidden Lab

Aubrey’s POV

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“Miss, there are signs someone slipped here. He must’ve fallen.”

“Papa?” Brook gasped and tried to rush forward, but Perry pulled him back.

“Leave two men up top. The rest, come down with me. Keep the boy safe.”

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Brook was clearly anxious, but he knew better than to make a scene. As we geared up, he suddenly grabbed my arm in a panic.

“My dad’s bald! If you see him-”

“If he’s down there, I’ll bring him back,” I promised.

I

gave

him one last look, then followed Perry down into the pit.


The slope was steep. Because of the possibility of Lupine virus exposure, we each inspected our hazmat suits one final time and secured our gas masks before descending.

We couldn’t shift into wolves while wearing the suits, so Perry led the way, anchoring ropes for us to climb down one at a time.

It didn’t take much effort. I reached the bottom in about ten minutes.

lighting up the space around us–and the body at his feet. It was a man, and

infection–he’d hit his head on a rock. His face was mangled from the fall. Even in death, his hands clutched a tiny rabbit, still refusing

let go.

My chest tightened.

past life. How, by the end, my father had lost everything. After being used and discarded by Aurelia and her people, he was drowning in debt. When he was dying, he used the last of his strength to shift into his wolf form

his back.

pursuit, he collapsed on the ground and slowly turned cold. He didn’t get the chance to say a single word, but his eyes told me: run–run

in his final moment, I no

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carry the body up. The rest, come

turned and

please be careful. Let me lead,” Perry said,

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stronger. Take the rear and guard us from behind.

“Yes, ma’am.”

winding tunnel, eventually reaching a

been reinforced,” Perry said as he scanned the walls with a device. “Constructed

looked around. Suddenly, I caught a foul scent and quickly ordered everyone to fall back.

One had burst open, broken glass and leaking tubes strewn across the dirt. The smell was coming from

darkened. This was


moment, a terrifying thought hit

Ulrich

built over a year ago, hidden so

had. Maybe they

suddenly remembered something I’d read in the town’s records–how, some time ago, a number of solitary werewolves had vanished

Damn it.

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