Elder Blake snuck out of the palace and made his way to the location Dexter had given him. Dexter's joy was boundless when Elder Blake told him he had the stamp, but that joy didn't do away with his common sense.When Elder Blake got there, he placed a knock on the door and it opened.“Come in,” He heard Dexter's voice from within, and it sent chills down his body.With shaky hands and feet, he found himself moving to the direction the voice came from. He saw different people on the floor, bound with chains and felt bad for them. He prayed his daughter was fine.“Dexter.” He called when he got to where Dexter was seated.“I have nothing to say to you, old man. Our deal ends here,” He stretched out his hand and Elder Blake sighed, bringing out the stamp.Dexter smiled the moment the stamp entered his hand. He gestured for those with him to release the girl and they did.“Now, get the fuck out of here!” He snapped at the old man and returned his gaze to the stamp in his hand.Elder Blake
**Elora's POV**"I stole it and gave it to Dexter." He repeated.My shoulders shook as I started laughing, all I could do was stare at Elder Blake like he was a comedian in a comedic show.I kept laughing, "You have got to be joking." I said."You're joking right?" I asked, my heart suddenly gripping with fear."No Alpha, I'm not joking." He replied, he stared at me with so much guilt in his eyes."If you don't believe me, let me take you to where I kept the seal." He said.I still felt like he was joking and I wanted it to not be true, but it felt like it was true at the same time.I searched the place where I kept the seal and I didn't see it.I couldn't believe my eyes, it felt like a dream, I didn't want this to be real.I clenched my fists as I took a shaky breath in, I was shaking so hard my knees almost buckled beneath me.I know how important that seal is to the pack and me.It was very essential and it was bad if it got into the wrong hands, I began pacing the room, my heart s
**Damon's POV**I led Elder Blake into a secret part of the garden where the betas that have stayed in the pack usually has secret meetings. No one knew about the place except the Alpha or Luna, the elders, and the newly appointed betas.While Elora was showing me around the palace and dictating my roles to me, she had brought me here and told me how it should be kept a secret. Dexter might have been a beta in the pack once and known of this place but after I found out about it, I changed the passcode and tightened the security. No one except me and Elora can access it.When I brought Elder Blake there, I made him sit down, and sat too, facing him. We stared at each for a while and I suddenly heaved a deep sigh of relief.“I'm so glad you survived, Elder Blake.” I smiled at him.He chuckled. “Believe me, my heart was in my throat. That place is so scary!” He exclaimed.“Typical Dexter, of course. Do you think he would stay in a fancy place, considering that his soul is as dark as night
**Elora's POV**I started laughing, refusing to believe him, "I'm sure you're joking." I said."I'm not joking, I'm being serious." Damon replied, his eyes holding mine."You're just saying that to make me feel better." I scoffed rolling my eyes, I know how much he cares for me, but telling me this now to make me feel less angry with Elder Blake was not working."I'm being serious." he answered immediately, I gaped at him, trying to gauge from his expression if he was lying or telling the truth."It's really not a lie." He came closer to me, whispering."Why are you whispering?" I asked him.He shook his head coming closer to me, "I can't shout it out, the walls have ears." He whispered."And what I'm saying is true, there's a spy here and that's why I'm not screaming about it."I stared at him for a little while, still hesitant to believe him. I remembered how I checked for the seal and I saw nothing, it felt like it was a lie.I could feel his eyes on me and I refused to look at him.
**Author's POV**Elora called for a meeting with the whole pack, she wanted to make sure her plan worked immediately.The room was filled after ten minutes, everyone sat in their chairs and waited for Elora to speak. "Bring him in." Elora said firmly to the guards who stood at the entrance waiting for her command.There was a loud gasp in the room as Elder Blake was brought in by the guards.He was made to stand in the middle with Elora, he looked at her with eyes wide open, his eyes narrowing a little, Elora's expression was stern as she stared back at him."I called for a meeting because of Elder Blake." Elora announced, the room became noisy as other elders began wondering what Elder Blake did to be brought in as a criminal.Whispers of 'what happened' were heard in the crowd of elders and Blake himself was beginning to sweat under his gaze from Elora's cold stare.Elora spoke once again, "You've done something wrong Elder Blake, you already know why I brought you here, I wanted th
**Author's POV**"Keep up the good work, and make sure you report to me frequently." Dexter eyed the informant like a wolf eyeing a stray cat. This wasn't a time to slack off. He knew he needed to be at alert for Elora's sake. He wouldn't want anything bad to happen to her. His tone was as calm and cool as if he were giving out orders to another soldier, not a mere person who gave him information. At this rate, he knew he had to tread with caution.The spy's mouth quivered as she stared at him, she has always been scared of him,but this was making her terrified."I won't fail you." She replied, her eyes staring anywhere but his eyes."Good." he replied as he watched her walk out immediately.As soon as the door closed behind her he turned around towards his desk, grabbing an empty bottle that sat in front of him and downed it.Dexter began pacing the room, his thoughts running wild. His hands went to the sides of his hair, ruffling it slightly before taking both of them into fists."W
**Author's POV**Damon knocked the door to Elora's room, a smile on his face, though his mind was clouded with what was going on around them.The door opened and Elora stood in the doorway dressed like she had been just woken up from bed. Her eyes were sleepy, her hair tousled into a mess that made her look even younger than usual. She smiled sleepily at him and said "Come in." Her voice sounded hoarse, but she sounded happy nonetheless. As Damon stepped inside, his worries stopped for a little while, "Yes, Damon what is it?" Elora asked, her voice and smile playful."I came to report something to you." Damon replied, his eyes getting a little dim as she opened the door looking around again."The pack is in turmoil, and right now, I've tried to make them less sad, though some of them are restless." Damon sighed, trying not to get upset again himself."And I've tightened the security in the pack, I've made the guards stand guard everywhere." He added, he didn't really want anyone but
**Elora's POV**My eyes still narrowing and glaring daggers at her, I watched her, waiting for what she had to say, it seemed like she wanted to say something but couldn't.My suspicions grew by the second, and my anger rose along with them. I waited for Martha to say something."Hello Luna,the maid in charge of serving in the dungeon is ill, and I was asked to serve in her place." Martha said immediately, I watched her stare at her ground nervously refusing to meet my eyes.I scoffed almost laughing as she sounded so stupid and so unbelievable with her claims.Damon's distrust of her and her sudden skittish actions right now made me confirm how suspicious she is.My personal maids served me alone, it was funny seeing her lie about taking anyone's place.I looked at her again, "Why would you want to take someone else's place?" I asked her."Is that the rules?" I asked.She looked up, surprised that I was talking to her and then she realized that my eyes were trained on her. I could pra