The Female Alpha’s Sanctuary

Chapter 20

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Chapter 20
It was the perfect hide out. Completely invisible to the senses unless given permission by the Alpha. When we reached the entrance, I noticed the familiar marking on the stone wall. A black circle with a red insignia inside it.
A witch’s mark.
The rogues had a witch with them. That could only mean they had undone the protective spell. I frantically went down the stairs and almost tripped along the way. Stumbling with my feet, I grabbed onto the railing for support. Abruptly, I stopped when we reached the bunker. The door was wide open. A foul smell of flesh reaching my nose. Crestfallen, and horrified, I didn’t move an inch.
I didn’t need to be a genius to figure out what happened in there. Lila squirmed in my hold. The stench bothering her as she tugged on my shirt. I forced the bile down my throat. The disturbing smell of flesh and blood made me want to hurl. I didn’t want to walk in and see the bloodbath that took place in there. I turned on my heel and jogged up the stairs.
I held Lila closer and took off in the other direction from where we first came from.

Everything was hard to see through the fog. The eerie ambiance of the deserted land brought chills to my spine. The place that would’ve been crowded with people, completely desolate from use. Lila’s soft sob vibrated into my chest. She had clutched onto my shirt, her face pressed hard onto my collarbone. I moved her back slightly, cupping her wet cheek against my palm and tilted her head up. Her eyes were puffy, lips swollen and trembling. As quietly as I could, I whispered down to her,
“Lila, I need you to be very quiet.”
I looked from my left to the right before turning back to her once I saw the coast was clear. I was completely on edge. I felt like at any moment, one of the rogues will just jump out and attack us. My paranoia brought on thoughts that scared me to the bones. Thoughts like what would happen if they caught us, or if they’d just k ill us on spot.
“The bad guys will hear us if you’re not.”
Lila’s cries stopped as she stared up at me. She sniffled, rubbing her little fists against her
eyes.
“They’ll get us like they got Bentley?”
My chest tightened at the name. With a curt nod, I skimmed my thumb over the edge of her eye. Wiping away her tears, I grimaced at the afterthought of Bentley. His body and blood flashing through my mind. The same kind of state we’d be in if we didn’t escape. The cold wind brewing over us bit into my flesh, encouraging goosebumps to rise from my skin. The call of midnight just above our heads.
“Yes.”
Nodding to herself, she wrapped her arms around my neck and buried her entirety into my embrace. Her soft whimpers ceased as she remained still in my arms. She was resolved in keeping quiet, knowing just how crucial silence was to our survival. I carefully walked down the slope. I was freezing in my wet clothes, the wind seeping through the fabric. The pack was most likely deserted. Most wolves killed if they didn’t escape.
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