+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
372\u2013Unknown Helper\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait, what do you mean?\u201d Ron questioned. \u201cHow could she die from a robbery like that? Do you know who attacked her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d the alpha replied. \u201cWe could not find out. I\u2019m sorry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The way the alpha spoke made it seem like nothing could be done.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone died in your pack, and you cannot do anything?\u201d Ron pressed. \u201cYou do Then how do you know it was a robbery? Was anything taken?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
know who did it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man only shrugged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy pack is going through a crisis,\u201d he answered. \u201cI do not have the means to start an investigation. We have to protect our borders. When we went into the house, the little savings she had were stolen, along with some other things, like a small television.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Something about the alpha made it seem like he was trying to get rid of us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Probably because he was a failure, and the more he was questioned, the more it confirmed that he no longer had the right to be an alpha, since he could not protect anyone in his pack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyway, I\u2019m so sorry for your loss. I saw the news everywhere. Announcements have been made to make sure everyone avoids the mountain top and certain areas where the monster could attack. I cannot even begin to imagine how you\u2019re feeling right now, losing a daughter and a husband at the same time. But I don\u2019t understand why you\u2019re still looking for the monster. They\u2019re gone, right? Your family,\u201d the Alpha remarked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he spoke, I began to feel uncomfortable. I did not want to talk to anyone about my husband and my daughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It took me back to that dark time, to when they were right in front of me and then taken away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for letting us into your pack. We will take our leave now,\u201d Ron told him, stepping in when he noticed I had not responded. He nudged my elbow to pull me out of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stepped away with him toward the car, and the moment I sat down, I shook my head. \u201cSomething was wrong. That Alpha knew more than he was letting on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I began questioning him, anger rising in me. It felt like someone was carefully removing every chance I had to get closer to my daughter and my husband.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I\u2019ve heard about him. He\u2019ll do anything for money, so maybe he\u2019s holding information. But how do we get it out of him?\u201d Ron questioned, pressing his lips together and scrunching his nose, clearly annoyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyway, let\u2019s get out of here. I\u2019m getting anxious,\u201d I said, fastening my seatbelt as Ron started the car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan we please go to the mountain top?\u201d I requested, already knowing what he was going to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a dangerous place, Madeline. Why do you want to go there?\u201d he asked. \u201cI understand you\u2019re worried about Gina and Baxter, but don\u2019t forget you have two children. You\u2019re all they have now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to inspect the place,\u201d I replied. \u201cI want to see if there\u2019s any evidence, any clue Baxter might have\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
372\u2013Unknown Helper\u00a0<\/p>\n
left behind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Like every other time, he could not say no.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine, but we will not stay until night,\u201d he warned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nodded. Of course I would have to return home for my children. Still, a small idea formed in my mind\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSpill it,\u201d Ron urged, as if he sensed it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe monster comes at night,\u201d I said carefully. \u201cWhat if we wait for it on the the weapons and warriors?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He glanced at me before replying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
dattack it with all\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMadeline, what I\u2019m about to say might hurt you, but I don\u2019t think the monster comes out on its own. I think it\u2019s summoned. How or by what means, we have no idea. And as for fighting it, we first need to learn how. I had warriors on the mountain top the other day, and they were terrified. They said the monster gives off such a strong aura that they couldn\u2019t fight unless they had a reason strong enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
None of it made sense to me. His warriors had said this before, that their motives were not enough, that something held them back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We continued driving toward the mountain top when Ron\u2019s phone on the dashboard began to ring.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I anxiously lifted myself, trying to see if it was Yuvonne calling, because deep down, I was worried about my children. If it was her, I needed to know that everything was fine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, it was an unknown number.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ron slowed down and grabbed the phone, putting it on speaker.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHello?\u201d he answered casually.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have the information that you want.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The voice on the other end was heavy and thick with an accent, but it was the words that made both Ron and me turn our heads toward each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho is this?\u201d Ron questioned immediately, slowing down before pulling over to the side of the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy don\u2019t you come and see me? You will know who I am,\u201d the man replied in a cocky tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do I know you\u2019re not just wasting my time?\u201d Ron challenged him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I could hear my heartbeat in my head. This could be the help I had been looking for.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha Baxter was with me. Oh, sorry, I mean Baxter was with me last time,\u201d the man continued. \u201cSo I guess you would want to come and see me. But when you do, do not forget to bring his wife. I will only speak in front of her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as he said that, I nodded at Ron, showing him that I wanted to meet this man. Whoever he was, it sounded like he had information.\u00a0<\/p>\n
322 Unknown Holper\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine. Where are we meeting?\u201d Ron asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe mountain top,\u201d the man finished, sending a chill through me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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