Hiding the Alpha's Twins: His Wolfless Luna
Chapter 107

Chapter 107: Chapter 107

[DEVON’s Point of View]

“Devon, we have to go!”

“Shhh!”

“Madison must be already in the room!” Diana grabbed me by the arm and forced me to return to the playroom. ‘I don’t want to worry Mom, Devon!”

“Look.” I turned around to face my twin sister, hoping she understood it was important to me. “I am doing this because I need to help Mom, Diana. Do you want to help Mom as well?”

She nodded several times while pouting and then whispered, “But we are not supposed to go running around the manor. Mom told us not to leave the playroom no matter what.”

I smiled at her and held her hand. “I can take you back there, sis.”

“You have to go with me.” she insisted.

I looked back at the guards and I saw one approached them. The rest of the guards turned upset and anxious, though, making me more curious about what was happening. Could there be enemies inside? Was Mom in danger again?!

“Devon!”

I wanted to walk Diana back to the playroom but I had to know. There was something really wrong here. My wolf could sense the distress on those soldiers’ faces as they moved down the second floor of the Manor. Mom never wanted us to roam around the place so we mostly stayed on the second floor where our room was. She always told us we couldn’t play around because this was the place of the Alpha and we had to respect it.

This whole place was so different from what we knew at Moonstone. Mom told us before that Killian was also an Alpha. But he was so far different from Dominic which was confusing. I thought Alphas were cool at first but seeing Dominic almost not sleeping because of work, I guess I don’t want to be an Alpha anymore.

The guards stopped in front of a huge wooden door that was guarded by two more soldiers. There was a strange sign. I squinted my eyes. No. A symbol? Even Diana got curious about the strange smell coming from that dark place that she forgot she was mad at me.

To hide our presence, we decided to communicate through mind links once again. [So are you going back to the playroom now?] I asked her as I saw that curiosity in her eyes.

[We will look for a few minutes and then we go back.] Diana said despite the fear forming in her head as we hid behind a column, wide enough to cover us both. We knew Diana and I were really good at hide and seek. But we never thought we could hide our presence even from the guards of this place. I guess I had something to brag about to Liam again once he had time for visits.

[Sure.] I said with a smirk. My eyes widened when I saw the four guards left. I heard a word from them saying ‘rotation’ but I wasn’t sure what it meant.

[We have to go now and look.] I said to Diana as I held her hand tight. [Make sure to be careful in your steps. I guess it’s dark out there.]

[I think I don’t want to go. I can feel there is something wrong down there, Devon.] Diana hesitated but didn’t let go of my hand.

[It’s okay if you want to go back. I can go alone.]

[As if I would let you.] She annoyingly rolled her eyes on me.

[Okay, then let’s go!] I couldn’t hide the thrill in my voice as Diana and I took the opportunity to enter the place while the four guards were gone.

Diana was right. It was pitch dark inside.

As we descended the spiraled staircase with our small hands holding tight on the metal rails, I made sure I was holding Diana’s other hand as well, not wanting her to trip as we carefully stepped down. I could feel she was nervous. Her breath was trembling and I suddenly felt bad that I had dragged her to this but it was too late to go back now.

[What do you think are they hiding downstairs?] Diana asked her hand squeezing my hand tight.

[I am not sure but I can tell someone is not right. And we need to know.] I told her squeezing her hand back reassuringly. [Don’t worry, Diana. We will just look and tell Mom what we found. Perhaps she doesn’t know they are hiding a place like this here.]

[Mom knows everything.] Diana answered sternly. [You know that.]

[Yes. But what if she doesn’t? We can stop those bad people from hurting and taking Mom again!] I said with a deep frown. [I can’t let them hurt Mom again, Diana.]

[I know.] She said with her small voice. [But what can we do? We’re just kids!]

[We can warn Mom. That’s what we will do.] I smiled at her. [It’s okay, Diana. I will protect you.]

She answered me with a smile as well despite being scared. [Okay, Devon. I trust you.]

We walked past a small table with sleeping soldiers. Their table was filled with drinks and food and Diana and I wondered if something happened to them or if they just eaten their full and were too lazy to do their job so they slept.

[Devon look!]

Diana pointed her finger at what was in front of us. At first, it was so dark I hardly see anything. And when I squinted my eyes, I saw there were figures of shadows—No. People. There were people sitting inside those prison cells!

It was a dungeon!

But they were curled into a ball. All looked weak and half naked with bruises and wounds all over them. [Do you think they are bad people? The ones who took Mom?]

[Of course, they are bad! They’re in prison!] Diana exclaimed in a fret. [We have to go back!]

[Wait.]

They were weak and cold and hurt. [We can’t leave them like this.] I said to my sister. I didn’t know why I was doing this but I felt pity for them. [At least we leave them some bread or something.]

[Bread!? We don’t have—]

I went straight to the table and took whatever I could from the table where the guards were sleeping soundly. I was so careful not to make any sound as I headed back to Diana.

“This is not a place for kids.”

The hairs on my nape rose as a man with a scarred face looked at us with an ugly grin. He had a strange mark on his chest. It looked as if a hand was soaked in paint and printed on the man’s chest. He had a bruised face and blackened eye.

“You don’t want those guards to wake up,” I said as I made a brave face in front of the prisoners who were staring straight at the food in my hand. “I want to ask a question any of you know who did those bad things to our mom.”

The scarred face man tilted his face, looking amused and puzzled at the same time. “You’re her children. Aren’t you?”

“Answer my brother or you will not get any of the food,” Diana winced sternly at the man and folded her little arms on her chest.

A growl reverberated in the man’s throat but I didn’t show any fear. I couldn’t let them know I was scared and so was Diana. “We need to know what happened!”

He scoffed but I could tell her was desperate for the food. “It’s not us who took your mother, child. A traitor. The man who was trusted to do his job but took your mother away and then disappeared!”

“Who is this person? Who are you? Why do you want to hurt us!?” Diana was the one who questioned the man this time.

“You possess something that our boss wants.” The man replied with his eyes on the bread. Me and Diana gasped when he suddenly stretched his arm aggressively to snatch the bread from me but failed. “Give me that food you—”

“You are not making sense,” Diana squinted her eyes on the man. “Who took Mom?! What do you mean we possess something that your boss wants?! We are not rich!”

He grinned. “Not money. You blood.”

Those words sent goosebumps on me. I felt Diana’s horror as well.

“What do you mean your boss needs our blood? What is he going to do with our blood?”

He remained grinning at me with the evil look on his face and the bread fell from my hands. I didn’t know but I felt a sudden chill down my spine as I flinched, not taking my eyes away from that terrifying evil face.

Until my back hit something. A button and then a sudden whooshing sound. The prison cell was secured with thick glass walls and I accidentally pushed the button that lifted the glass box surrounding them.

And the scarred man howled with all his might, almost deafening me and Diana.