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 ready to pull Archer out of the way

sending another echoing sound through the entire

step back and

waited until the echoing stopped. Nothing jumped

safe," Archer

you come with me." I pointed to several guards.

and I went into the tower with several other warriors

touch anything. If

and

the left where the main entryway opened up

there were a few rooms on the first floor and then a spiral staircase that went all the way up through the tower. It must

wanted to secure the first floor first before

here!" Brandt called to

It was lit up with luminous

shimmered in the dim light… so many

so many

the room and found an old grimoire splayed open on

and bring them back to the capital," I suggested as I picked up the

language. I recognized a few words that indicated this book held all the dark secrets of Hestia and Lycaon. Xander might

book that I didn't need to

family tree of Hestia's bloodline, showing her long lineage of

came across the latest entries in the family

wasn't alone

“What do you mean?"

a loud wail

through the tower, a blood curdling scream. It tapered off into

knew that kind of

tapestry on

tore the tapestry down, revealing a

no more than five and six

and I nearly forgot about the grimoire in my hands. The children had wide, terrified eyes, their skin pale and sickly.

are they?"

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

out of here." I snapped

the children up and brought

to the palace. Stay alert and let me know of anything suspicious you find," I ordered as

you

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

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

the children, a new

to

my first instinct was to protect them and get the proper care. But was that the right thing to do? Were they dangerous? What kind of dark powers did they have?

these children had to be

children! Is it right for us to condemn them for what they might do? Should we punish

and Lena will do the right

think of who their father might be

the children to the infirmary and met

back to

Well, word traveled fast.

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