Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 945

Chapter 151 : Hestia’s Lair

*Jared*

King Xander sent me an order to gather a team and clear out the Dark Forest.

I got Archer and Brandt together, along with many of my most trusted warriors, and we headed into the forest.

It was supposedly where Hestia's lair was, but all the searching we'd done in the forest before her death led to absolutely nothing.

Xander hoped that this time, it would be different. If nothing else, we could get rid of any lingering rogues or witches that were still hanging around, hopeful for Hestia's return.

The Dark Forest was crowded with old, thick trees that groaned in the wind.

My heart raced as I stepped onto the path. The air felt so close and heavy between the trees. I felt like there was a weight crushing down on me. The canopy was so dense that hardly any light got through, making the forest dark and eerie.

I had no idea what to expect within the forest. There was dark magic there, and rumors of terrifying beasts.

I could tell that my men were tense. Whenever the wind rustled dry leaves or a gnarled, twisted tree trunk groaned, they whipped around, brandishing their weapons.

Thick vines twisted around the tree trunks, making them look deformed, and some of them even looked like hunched-over people in the distance.

The shadows started playing tricks on us within seconds.

“Jared, there's a clearing up ahead," Archer spoke.

We all froze. His voice sounded so loud and harsh in the quiet, creepy forest.

“We'll start there, even if just to get a glimpse of sunlight. It might take the edge off." I nodded and took the lead, heading down the path to the clearing.

If I thought my mind would ease from entering the clearing, I was sorely mistaken....

Rising up from the center of the clearing was a tall, dark tower that blocked out the sun. It was a single spire, rising up into the sky, made of black stone. There was one door and no windows that I could see.

I tilted my head back and could barely see the top of the tower in the glare of the sun.

“This wasn't here before," I murmured, feeling my brows furrow.

What horrors were hidden in this tower?

“This must be Hestia's lair," Archer suggested.

I nodded and walked up the steps to the door. I knocked, and a loud echo rippled through the inside of the tower.

“It's possible that Hestia cloaked it with her magic, so we couldn't see it before."

“Killing her broke the spell," Archer continued.

“Everyone, on guard. This tower could be booby-trapped. Expect anything!" I ordered.

The men quickly took up a perimeter around the tower and stood at the ready.

“If her cloaking magic is gone, any protection spells she cast might be too," Archer pointed out.

“I'm not taking any chances. It doesn't take magic to put in booby traps and protect a secret lair."

I reached for the doorknob but Archer stopped me.

“Let me."

breath, waiting for some strange trap to trigger. I was

loudly, sending another echoing sound through the

back and held the hilt of his

echoing stopped. Nothing jumped

safe,"

me." I pointed to several guards. “The

tower with

but keep quiet and keep alert. Don't touch anything. If you find something of interest, let me know and

and

the left where the main entryway opened up into

on the first floor and then a spiral staircase that went all the way up through the

secure the first floor first before

here!" Brandt called

his voice to another chamber. It was lit up with luminous

was a mound of moonstones. They shimmered in the dim light… so many moonstones

never seen so many moonstones," Brandt

looked around the room and found an old grimoire splayed open on a

collect these moonstones and bring them back to the capital," I suggested as I

my men packed up the moonstones, I flipped through the ancient pages. Most of it was written in another language. I recognized a

section of the book that I

family tree of Hestia's bloodline,

across the latest entries in

Hestia wasn't alone

“What do you mean?"

wail

echoed through the tower, a blood curdling scream. It tapered off into a soft sob and then

knew that kind

I nodded to a cobweb-covered tapestry on the wall. “There's something behind that

tore the tapestry down, revealing

beds. A boy and a girl, no more than five

my hands. The children had wide, terrified eyes, their skin pale and sickly. They didn't look

they?" Archer

grimoire again. “They're Hestia's children. Orion and

of here." I

the children up and brought them outside

and finish getting all this packed up. I want it shipped to the palace. Stay alert and

meet you

and made arrangements to get the children back to the castle with Eliza's

be seen by a healer and nursed back to health. Or… their danger levels needed

we traveled back to the castle with the children, a new sense of unease

to happen to

get the proper care. But was that the right thing to do? Were they dangerous? What kind of dark powers did they have? Did

the case, these children had

they might do? Should we punish them

will do the right

barely had a chance to think of who their father might be before we

the

you really bring Hestia's children back to

Well, word traveled fast.

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