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Chapter 74 The meine juured as Ryder pushed our vehicle in its limits , the needle on the speedometer edging Mured pour our windows , cuti and rock Inimations mching into indisti hadnes under the You're sure you remember the way ? Ryden asked , bis eyes never leaving the mad rranty into the pot . The desert dandaram Take the unmarked exit after the next ridge , I instructed , sudying the satellite imgrry Garrett had went to my phone .

Trom then , an po off soat My visit to Gravestone territory years had been brief a bumal introduction when I d first established Dauber been evident , his endd smile never teaching his eyes as he a welcomed me with file hospitality , I should have trinted my instincts then .

Perh wouldn't be in this situations now The detailed smellite map showed the fortress like compound of Gravestone Pack - a sprawling complex of stone buildings sealed sprint sheer ketmounded by open desert with virtually ne vevet . Kane had clessen his territiny well ; approaching undetected would be nearly imprositie Everyone clear on the entry point I asked , addressing not just Ryder hut the three warriors in the back seat . All nodded , their expressions . determined .

" The drainage system ," lyder confirmed . " Garrett found it on the municipal plans . Apparently , its a remnant from when humans tried developing the res decades ago . " I nodded , tracing the faint line on the map with my finger . " It's our best option . Kane's security will he focused on standard approach - the mat eastern ridge , even the western canyons , But this … I tapped the screen . This runs directly beneath their northern perimeter .

" The drainage tunnel had been built when developers had hoped to transform the area into housing developments . The project had been abandoned they discovered the water table was too low to sustain a community . Now , decades later , the concrete tunnel lay forgotten , its entrance comenaded by years of erosion and desert plant growth . " It's risky , " warned Elias , one of our strongest warriors .

If Kane's security chief is hail as thorough as Marcus , they have sensors or guants patrolling abandoned entry points . " That's why we're dropping two kilometers out , " I replied . " The rest of the approach will be on foot , using the ravine for conver Twenty minutes later , we pulled off the main roll , continuing on a barely visible track until we reached the coordinates Garrett had provided . The other 5UV carrying our eretaining two warrion parked behind us , engines selenced .

" You two , " I addressed the drivers , " tay with the vehicles . Be ready to move the moment we call . If were not back in three hours , or if you don't hear from us , return to Casisbor and execute contingency plan Beltä . " They nodded solemnly , understanding what that meant - a full evacuation of our territory , with Venus leading our people to safety while Marcus prepared our defenses for all - out wat .

We moved silently through the desert night , our enhanced werewolf vision allowing us to navigate without flashlights . The terrain grew increasing Treacherous as we approached Gravestones borden - jacced meks giving way to steep drops , the ground itself seeming hostile to intruders . After nearly an hour of careful progress , we reached the ravine that would lead us to the drainage tunnel .

Its steep walls offered cover from watchful eyes but the narrow passage forced us to move in single file , making us vulnerable if discovered " This in it , " I whispered , crouching beside dar concarte opening , just large enoug peared to be merely a pile of rocks and scrub brush . Carefully , we cleared away person to crawl through .

The stale air that wafted from its deplia carried trace " Smells like something died in there , Ryder muttered , wrinkling his nose Probably deliberate , " I replied grimly . " Kane would leave carcasses near any potential breach painti One by one , we entered the tunnel , our movements ines to mask approaching scents . " and measured . The concrete walls were cracked and declared , decades of neglect evident in surface .

Occasional scarrying sound , suggested we weren't alone - desert rodents had claimed this abandoned space as their domain . 1/2 Chapter 74 The passage named as we progressed , fincing in to crash on hands and thicket , hemire with master that seemed - ahna thu reking kad pacially rotapad . The As we approachel finel strich , I raised my land , signaling everyone to kalt .

My heightened senses had deteered I gestored for silence , every muscle in my body tensing as I stilined to identify Ty the source . It wasn't coming from ahead of an , but from lafond- somet oir someone was approaching thorth the tunnel we had just towered Had we been follined ? Had Kane , somehow anticipated our approach ? The sounds grew closer - labored breathing , irregular footsteps superating injury se exhaustion .

Whatever was coming wasn't trying to be ste moturned for my team to pirsa against the walls , treating an embersh position . An the figure turned the corner , moxing with desperate speed despite apparent distress , I spring forward . My body collided with the ground with enough force to knock the wind from their longs . A feminine gasp escaped them as we tumbled together .

I poeð the intruder beneath nie , one hand at their throat , the other caired to strike - and Imar silver hair , matted with dirt and blood , framed a face I knew better than my own . " Skye ? " ↑ whispered , disbelief and relief warring within me . Her green eyes widened in recognition , unfocused with pain and exhaustion . Adrian ?

Her voice was barely audible , cracked and dry - body was covered in cuts In the dim light filtering through grates abure , I finally took in her fall condition . My stomach lurched with horror and rage . Her body was and bruises , dried blood forming crusted patterns on her skin . She was completely naked , her exposed flesh bearing marks of what could only have Skye , " I breathed , immediately removing my tactical jacket to cover her . " What happened ? How did yo Chapter Comments LIKE POST COMMENT NOW NT NOW < SHARE Crowned by Fate .