Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 14 : Dark Discoveries

*Lucas*

'Something bad....'

Sasha's words rang in my head as I tried to focus on finding a new project to write up a proposal for. There were plenty of sites in Egoren that needed attention.

But I couldn't shake Shasha's warning about the temple from my mind.

Part of me wanted to believe she'd been spooked by her near-fall, but I knew that couldn't be it. It seemed crazy to risk my career by reporting her 'feelings of evil' to King Xander. But, if there was something to it, I would be to blame if people got hurt because of it.

I warred with my options for the better part of an hour before I cursed out loud and went to find Brady.

He was waiting in the hall.

“Need to talk?" Brady asked, those damn lips twitching again.

“Shut up," I grumbled. “Where's Phoebe?"

“Sleeping."

“You still catch spooky vibes, don't you?"

“Can I sense the difference between good and evil? Yes," Brady said. “Why? You want me to go hit Donovan Clarke again?"

“You hit him?" Jealousy curled in my gut.

“One of the most satisfying things I've ever done," Brady confirmed. “Wouldn't mind doing it again."

I grunted. “Some things a man wants to do for himself."

“For his mate," Brady corrected me, his eyes twinkling.

“She's not my mate," I muttered, though my heart thudded when I said it.

“You don't know that," Brady said. He sighed and shook his head. “Anyway, what's up?"

“Sasha says there's something evil at the site."

“You don't believe her?"

“I don't know. But, I believe she believes it. I want to go back over to the site." I didn't know I'd decided that until the words were out. Brady followed me as I hurried to start packing bags with what I'd need for exploring in the darkness from my engineering supplies.

“What? Now?! It'll be after midnight by the time the train gets there! It'll be the last train out. There won't be one back until morning!" Brady protested.

“I need to know. And now that the Lycaon Church is involved, they're not just going to let me stroll over there in the daylight," I reasoned, slinging my bag over my shoulder.

“You could just report it," Brady pointed out. I waited for him to play the potential scenario out in his head. “Yeah, you would both look unstable. But, if you're caught out there...."

“I'll just have a look and see," I muttered. “Will you come with me?"

Brady laughed. “Yeah, um, no."

“Why not?"

“Because it's crazy."

“Scared?" I teased.

“Engaged," he reminded me.

I said and headed for the door.

you stay until morning?" Brady asked,

know a guy in town," I

you let him

time." My

letting you go out there alone, right?

second bag for

station, which surprisingly lasted the several hours it took to get out to the

at the edge of the woods and past the barn Sasha and I

asked, not sure why I was

only thing out

a hand through my hair.

with whatever it is and it stays here...." Brady

it,"

us were a mature shifter and vampire, so no flashlight was needed. His glowing eyes were incredulous. “You've got to be kidding

said. I'm not leaving here until we

onto… so that's what

what was?"

zap of… something. But it was gone so quickly, I barely clocked it." Brady looked out into the woods again and shivered. “Lucas, my man, I know you're worried, but there are

off with a single industrial flood light shining

you sensing anything?"

cold. “Evil

remembered something. “A good bit of the old library burned down a few years ago, all the way through the foundation, and there was nothing but dirt beneath. There was no sign that a temple had ever been

already built a scaffolding

my arm. “This is a bad, bad place. We need to get the f**k out of

I put my foot on the first rung of the ladder, readjusting my bag

up top for the longest time, me looking up at him from the temple floor, him looking down at me with a pained expression on his

I snarled, tired of his shying

half climbed, half floated down into the temple with me. “I'm going to

my Sasha stays safe," I

muttered, but he began circling the small space from the other

corridor leading off one of the walls, and after finding nothing but innocuous books and other artifacts sitting

did the moonlight, and I was just getting out

slamming

Queen!" Brady breathed, gripping my shoulders. “There

shone it down the corridor, revealing a kind of catacombs. Skeletons, now meticulously

My stomach turned.

began reading some tags. He murmured to himself more and more as he

is it?" I asked, as though there could be something

time." He looked around. “All of

a step back,

none detected. Cause of death on all of these is a question mark," Brady said, making his way back down to me. He shook the dust off his clothes and grimly cast his

the space myself. Aside from being dusty, it was pristine, all laid

the altar and began

click,

I followed him, squeezing in next to him so we were hip to

under

White Queen?" Brady

said, staring

this place is supposed to be an

I nodded. “It is."

They