Page 136 of A Chance at Redemption for the Alpha
For the first time in my life, I actually feel worthy and as if I can achieve things.
Someone is coming,Stellan alerts me.
I jump to the other side of the corridor, opening the door to a fortunately empty room, and hold my breath.
“Atticus, what’s with the useless wolf that escaped?”
I peek out of the small window, carefully not to be seen, spotting Atticus walking next to a tall, handsome man. My heart stops beating for a moment. That’s him! The one who abducted us! It has to be Aloysius!
Atticus looks stoic and serious. “Our warriors are still searching for him, Lord Aloysius.”
Aloysius lowers his gaze to a dangerous glare. “And how come you haven’t intervened and found him yet?”
“I wanted to test them,” Atticus explains. “He is just a useless wolf. I need to know which one of my guards is capable of doing that small thing.”
Aloysius seems to like what he just heard. “Very well. Where is Juniper?”
“She got the blood test,” Atticus explains. “And took it to the laboratory.”
“Why wasn’t that done sooner?”
“Because the kid made a fuss,” Atticus says.
“Is it done now?”
“Yes, the results should be here soon.”
“Have you heard from ourfriends?” Aloysius asks.
“Not yet, the lycans busted too many of them. Troi was useless. Fortunately, he didn’t know enough.”
“Not as useless as Gregory,” Aloysius snarls. “He had one job and messed it up. To imagine I fed him all the information.”
Gregory… that’s the alpha who abducted Charlie and her friends a couple of months ago! So, he indeed had help, just like Silas and our allies expected.
“The wolves are too dumb,” Aloysius spats. “That cult I supported was good for nothing, too.”
“With your help, they managed to eradicate a couple of werecat prides, though,” Atticus says.
“Yes, at least they were fun,” Aloysius sighs. “It’s so boring, Atticus. Messing with the wolves was a bit of a distraction, but what am I going to do now? They are slowly getting suspicious, and I don’t need a conflict with the lycans. They are too strong and not as stupid as the regular wolves. Maybe I will play with the witches next.”
I have no idea what kind of cult he is talking about. I just vaguely remember that Marcellus once told me about a cult in Egypt. Alpha Ezra, who saved Lori, is working together with a pride. I think his brother is mated to the werecat queen. This is all too complicated to figure out now, but what strikes me is Aloysius’ explanation.
Boredom?
He is doing all this because he is bored?
Who does this asshole think he is?
“I want to see the kid,” Aloysius says.
“The little girl?” Atticus says, and I swear he sounds like he is stalling.
“Are there more kids here?” Aloysius says, annoyed.
“No, my Lord. Please follow me.”
Their footsteps become silent as they walk past me. Realizing I can’t let this chance slip, I scoot out of my hideout to follow them silently so that I am still within hearing distance. Hiding behind a corner, I can see them opening the door to a room. That must be Maddie’s!
