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."

my breath, waiting for some strange trap to

loudly, sending another

took a step back and held the hilt of his

stopped. Nothing jumped

safe,"

to several guards. “The

tower

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

and spread

left where the main entryway opened up into another

then a spiral staircase that went all the way up through the tower. It must have led to other floors higher

first floor first before we

in here!" Brandt

lit up with luminous

of moonstones. They shimmered in the dim light…

never seen so many moonstones,"

around the room and found an

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

ancient pages. Most of it was written in another language. I recognized a few words that indicated this book held all the dark secrets of Hestia and Lycaon. Xander might have scholars that could translate

of the book that I didn't need to

extensive family tree of Hestia's bloodline,

latest entries in

wasn't alone here in

“What do you mean?"

loud wail

shiver ran down my spine and I nearly dropped the book. The cry echoed through the tower, a blood curdling scream. It

knew that kind of

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

down, revealing a

A boy and a girl, no more than

in my hands. The children had wide, terrified eyes, their

they?"

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

them out of here." I snapped to

up and brought them outside

I want it shipped to the palace. Stay alert and let me know

I'll meet you back at

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 needed

traveled back to the castle with the children,

to happen to

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? Did Hestia pass her

the case, these children had

they might do? Should we punish them because of who their mother was?" I spoke about my worries

will do the right thing," she assured

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

to the

children back to my palace?"

Well, word traveled fast.

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