Their Secret Obsession by Pippa Moon

Chapter 0318

Chase's POV

As we moved through the wreckage, I fell into step behind Knox and Adam, the tension thick in the air.

"Thank you," I heard Kane say quietly.

"For what?" Knox asked tersely.

"Seriously, can we not just bang their heads together and make them kiss and make up?" I asked Adam through mindlink. His chuckle echoed off the tunnel walls as we moved towards Lottie's room.

"For trusting me. For putting our differences aside." Kane replied, his shoulders stiffening as if bracing for a blow that hadn't come yet. This was getting irritating; their mate and my sister were missing, and the two of them were more concerned with their own pride. "We don't have time for grudges." Knox glanced at Kane, his expression softening just a fraction.

"Agreed." I growled as Liam leaned toward me.

"You shouldn't have threatened Alpha Leigh with the Sparrow brothers. We have no authority over their beef," he whispered.

"Not now," I shook my head, gritting my teeth tightly. It was clear Kane had overheard and couldn't help but ask,

"Chase, what exactly do the Sparrow brothers do?"

"They handle problems. Permanently." I met Kane's gaze briefly before looking straight at their father, who eyed me nervously. Leigh swallowed hard, clearly understanding the implication- as he should. Authority or not, Leigh had every reason to be afraid.

We followed their father down a narrow hallway lined with faded tapestries. He stopped in front of an unremarkable section of wall and pressed a hidden latch. With a soft groan, a panel slid open, revealing a dark passageway.

"These are the tunnels," he admitted quietly. "That way leads to Lottie's room. The other way, most likely the way they took her."

"How far do they go?" I peered into the darkness.

"Far enough," he answered. "They lead out beyond the pack's territory."

"Why keep them a secret?" Knox demanded as he stepped forward.

emergencies," Leigh answered defensively. "In case

to smuggle people in and out without being seen," I scoffed, Adam's aura of suspicion confirming he felt

Not that I needed him to. Knox pushed

back. And that was a mission I could get behind. I shoved Leigh forward, ignoring his request to stay behind. We followed Knox into the passageway, the door closing with a soft click behind us. The air was damp, cold, and smelled of rot. Only the light

couldn't shake

the silence. "If you weren't

think it was necessary." He

"Lottie's missing, and you

until you attacked me," Leigh

turn," Kane proclaimed, frustration seeping into his voice.

I thought was best." He stopped walking,

certainly wasn't

can sort out your family drama later. Right now, we

myself to calm down. But deep down, I had already decided Leigh's

listen. Faint echoes drifted through the tunnel-a distant sound

way?" Knox asked. His eyes glowed faintly, his body on edge, ready

smell him," I pointed ahead. The scent was unmistakable-sulfur, blood, and that heavy, oppressive energy that only came from something demonic. Astaroth was close. "Who?" Adam asked, his eyes meeting mine briefly before

my breath. My heart pounded in my chest-a mix of fear and hope. As we moved forward, the sounds grew louder. A distant hum of voices, water trickling somewhere deeper in the tunnels, and that unmistakable sense of evil creeping closer. Were we getting closer to Lottie, or was

Leigh grabbed my

voice shaking, desperation seeping into

imagining the ways I could make his death slow and painful if this was another lie. "There are traps ahead," he warned,

"Convenient," Knox muttered.

disarm them?" I asked, growing bored of his little games. I was

didn't trust him. He was

it,"

He moved ahead cautiously,

walls

him, a pang of

me. Part of me