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."

strange trap to trigger. I was ready to pull Archer out of the way in a second if

sending another echoing sound through

back and

stopped. Nothing jumped

safe," Archer

me." I pointed to several guards.

and I went into the tower

out and look around but keep quiet and keep alert. Don't touch anything. If you find

and

the left where the main

what I could tell, 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 have led to other

the first floor first

Brandt called to

to another chamber. It was lit up with

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

seen so many

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

moonstones and bring them back to the

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

was one section of the book that I didn't need to

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

entries in

wasn't alone

“What do you mean?"

wail

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

that

there." I nodded to a cobweb-covered tapestry on the wall.

and I tore the tapestry down, revealing a

a girl, no more than five and six

nearly forgot about the grimoire in my hands. The children had wide, terrified

are they?"

looked at the grimoire again. “They're

them out of here." I snapped to two

and brought them outside into

men and finish getting all this packed up. I want it shipped to the palace. Stay alert and let me know of anything suspicious you find," I

meet you back

nodded and made arrangements to get the children back to

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

traveled back to the castle with the

going to happen to these

the proper care. But was that the right thing to do? Were they dangerous?

these children had to

condemn them for what they might do? Should we punish them because of who

and Lena will do the right thing," she

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

the children to the infirmary and met with

back to my palace?" He glared at

Well, word traveled fast.

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