Their Secret Obsession by Pippa Moon

Chapter 0311

Chase's POV

"Connie... the girl..." he began hesitantly as we moved through the tunnels. I closed my eyes, a wave of frustration washing over me. The last thing I wanted was to hear about her.

"Not about her... about my sister," I started to say, but he held up a bony hand to silence me. His fingers were thin and skeletal; the skin stretched taut over knuckles that jutted out sharply. They trembled ever so slightly, whether from fear or urgency, I couldn't tell. "She is not your mate. She knows..." he stated plainly as he began to walk through the simmering darkness again. Following, I sighed as the relief exploded inside me, a sudden lightness piercing through the heavy atmosphere.

"She knows she is not my mate?" I asked to clarify, my heart pounding. Could it be that Connie had been deceiving me all along? That she was lying about the bond I thought we shared?

"Yes." He nodded. "She knows about your sister's deal... She knows everything. She is working with Astaroth. They all are." Compassion flickered in his eyes as he delivered the devastating news. My hands clenched into fists at my sides, anger boiling within me. "Lottie... How do you know that?" I demanded, my jaw tightening as rage coursed through my veins.

"Because I was there when she came to see him with an older man, an alpha. Astaroth agreed to their deal," he explained.

My mind reeled with the information. Shock and horror collided inside me, each emotion battling for dominance. Hatred seared through my veins like molten lava. Connie had been conspiring with Astaroth and an alpha to harm my sister. The betrayal cut deep, sharper than any blade.

"To what end?" I asked through gritted teeth. "What is it she wants?"

"She wants to be Luna." He sighed, his gaze distant. "She knows she cannot be Luna to the alphas while they pine for your sister. She cannot move against them without it blowing back on her, so..."

"I'm going to kill her," I seethed, not needing him to finish. The thought of Connie plotting against Lottie ignited a fury I hadn't known I was capable of.

process this. Connie wants to be Luna, but she

I have been

hand through my hair, I felt the lingering aches of my still-healing wounds. The soreness served as a reminder of how much I'd

want her-Connie. She wants it all done big, dramatically, so it's

he know so much? He was a nobody in this infernal place, yet he held information that could change everything. "How do you know this?" I questioned, my

him. I am just part of the furniture, filth to be ignored and dismissed. I hear all sorts of things," he nodded, a hint of bitterness

him, and now she carried pups. He had fallen lower in the line of succession. There was only one way to fix that: eliminate the babies before they were born-along

us to tremble. "He's realised you're gone," Elias voiced urgently. "We must move faster." His eyes widened with fear, and he pulled back. We broke into a run, the narrow corridor twisting and turning. The air grew hotter, each breath burning my lungs. Behind us, the sounds of pursuit grew louder-inhuman growls and the

there!" Elias shouted, pointing ahead to a faint glow. We burst into a vast cavern, a swirling vortex of

about you?" I asked, concern gripping

is here." He shook his

me. You don't

my sins bind me here. Your path lies elsewhere." He smiled sadly. Before I could argue further, a shadow loomed over the entrance we had just emerged from. A monstrous figure, all fangs

"Elias..."

now! Live your life differently than I lived mine!" he urged as he stood to one side, he gestured for me to pass through. The portal was mesmerising-swirls of pink and purple light intertwined, scattered with flecks of gold. It radiated warmth and a strange, comforting energy, a stark contrast to the oppressive heat of

pausing at the threshold. I held out my hand to the

me so much help.

of this place, he had shown me kindness. He chuckled softly, a resigned smile tugging at