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

smuggle people in and out without being seen," I scoffed, Adam's

needed him to. Knox pushed past us,

time for this. Let's go." Knox ordered, his mission clear-to get our sister 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

I couldn't shake the unease settling in my

asked, breaking the silence. "If you weren't involved, why

think it

necessary?" Knox echoed incredulously. "Lottie's

didn't know she was missing until you attacked me," Leigh

Kane proclaimed, frustration seeping into his voice. "About the tunnels, about

thought was best." He stopped walking, turning to face

certainly wasn't for your

out your family

had already decided Leigh's fate. If

Faint echoes drifted through

faintly, his

demonic. Astaroth was close. "Who?" Adam asked, his eyes meeting mine briefly before they dropped, but it was too late. I'd already spotted

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 this just another

Leigh grabbed my

whispered, his voice shaking, desperation seeping into

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

"Convenient," Knox muttered.

of his little games. I

think so," he nodded slowly. But I didn't trust him. He was stalling, or

do it,"

He moved ahead cautiously,

the walls and

a pang of

hit me. Part of