CHAPTER 71. NOT YOUR REAL MATE

XAVIER'S POV

“She ran away.”

“What?” I bolted up from my position as Athena continued to give me a confused look. She didn't know that Scarlet was in the dungeons. “How the fuck did she get out?”

“I have no idea, Alpha. As per your orders, Colby and I were dragging the witch to the dungeons when we saw the two guards dead on the ground, with their neck cut open and blood oozing out of it. The doors to the dungeons were open and there was no sign of Scarlet. Anywhere,” Cameron finished, looking at his feet. My pulse quickened as I bolted out of my room, the door slamming shut behind me. Anger surged through my veins, a fiery torrent fueled by Scarlet's audacity. I stormed through the dimly lit corridors, my heavy boots echoing off the stone walls.

Cameron's warning resonated in my mind, and as I neared the dungeons, a foreboding tension gripped my chest. The stench of dampness and mildew filled the air, but beneath it lingered the unmistakable metallic scent of blood. My pace intens