Freeing Starr✔️

Chapter 51 ~ The End Result

Leon's POV

Empty.

The cell was empty.

Besides the dead bodies that were left behind, there wasn't any sign of Starr.

I could feel my body tremble as I glimpsed the blood splattered on the chains attached to the wall. It was her blood.

I could smell it.

What had she endured in this cell over these last few days?

"It looks like she escaped," Lomar commented as he inspected the room, a grimace plastered on his face. "She couldn't have gotten far."

My legs moved before I could think.

I turned around and quickly left the chambers. I had to find her. Based on the blood and scent of wolfsbane that coated the air she'd probably been through a lot.

I sniffed the air for any sign of her and felt my heart rate pick up when I found a faint trail. I followed the scent to a storage door but when I opened it, there was nothing but dead bodies inside. This was Starr's doing. She was fighting her way out.

"She's wearing a guard's uniform. She probably blended into the crowd to leave the building." Lomar noted as he kicked the naked body of a female. 

The guide shuddered as he eyed the damage done to the humans. "The queen is brutal. She tore their heart out."

"She had no choice," I growled in frustration and left the room. "We have to find her."

I stepped back into the busy halls and frantically pushed through the crowds. The humans spewed protests and curses my way but I completely blocked them out.

We were beginning to gain attention from the guards in the area but I didn't care. I had to find her.

Because of the many different scents, it was hard for me to pinpoint hers and it drove me mad.

A group of guards cautiously approached us and just as they were about to engage, the guide hurriedly jumped in front of me and began talking to them. He knew that I'd have killed them without a second thought if they'd obstructed my path. I continued on my search, bypassing them with ease.

I heard Lomar tell the guide to handle the guards as he quickly ran to catch up to me.

"Where are you going?" He asked.

"To see if she's already left the building. If it's her, she wouldn't try to leave from the front. There are too many people there."

He nodded in agreement. "So she probably left through the back or side entrance where we came from."

Something instantly clicked and to confirm my theory, I instantly turned around and rushed back to the side entrance we came from.

I was right.

Knowing Starr, even if it was a risk she wouldn't give up on trying to contact her father. Meaning she'd follow the guards back to where Ryan was.

My hand trembled as I reached out and grabbed the thin fabric that was hooked onto the doorframe. This was her sign to me. To tell me she was fine and that she had made it out. I closed my eyes and brought the cloth to my nose to inhale her scent.

Relief flooded my system, yet at the same time, my anxiety increased. It wouldn't calm down until I had her in my arms. Starr wasn't just a mate to me anymore. Ever since we made those vows at our ceremony, I knew. She was my moon on the darkest of nights.

"She's gone towards the fight," I said as I looked in the direction of the city wall.

Lomar nodded. "Then we'll go to. It's better to travel by car to avoid notifying the city guards. I'll go get the guide."