my scarred mate

Chapter 41- Into the caves

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Chapter 41

Forest's POV

I stood at the entrance of the cave, staring at the steps in front of me. They seemed to lead to nowhere. They went down a few steps and then seemed to just disappear, evaporate into the blackness.

I had already tried to shine my phone torch to light up the steps, but the darkness just seemed to swallow the light, like a monster swallowing a fly.

I gulped before looking over at my dad. His eyes showed conflict, he wanted to help me, wanted to get Aria back, but he really didn't want to set foot into the lair of the fae, the creatures who kept him as a slave for so long.

"The Fae aren't evil," My dad said, staring into the darkness, "But they do like to keep 'pets'. Don't give them your name and you'll be fine."

"You don't have to go you know," Skye said softly, she could see the conflict as well. My dad shook his head, shaking it off.

"I'm alpha," Was his only reply, "It's my duty to help those in may pack, and I'm a dad, it's my duty to help my son." I smiled gratefully at him.

"Thank you," I said, pulling him into a hug, a rare show of affection on both our parts. I loved my dad, I just showed it in other ways. I never really hugged him, only Aria or mum. I just worked hard for dad, made him proud.

Taking a deep breath I slowly edged closer to the steps. "Remember," Skye said from behind me, "Whatever you do, don't give them your name." I nodded before following my dad down the steps.

After only three steps I looked back, but the entrance seemed to have disappeared, "Dad," I said quietly.

Without even looking behind to see what I was on about, he quickly reassured me, "I told you, no light gets down here. The entrance is still there, just the light is hidden, overcome by the dark."

I nodded before remembering he couldn't see me, "Ok," I looked around, which was pretty useless seeing as everything was black, "how far down is it?"

He though for a minute before replying, "About a mile, it should take us about half an hour, give or take, depending on if, or more when, we get stopped by the faeries."

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We walked in silence, my dad leading in front, not needing to see to know where to go, I used my werewolf senses to follow him, listening out for where he went, following his footsteps.

It was complete darkness. It was silent. The only sound being our footsteps, echoing loudly down the pathway.

I tried to look around, to get any sense of where we were, or where we were going, but the darkness was so thick, so deep, I couldn't see a thing.

Suddenly, my dad stopped. I halted behind him and was struck by the defining silence that seemed to over take us.

"They're here." My dad said.

Suddenly it wasn't so dark.

The light glowing from the group of fae in front of me was a massive contrast from the darkness I had gotten used too.

"Ah, Atlas, you came back." A female fae smiled from in front of me.

Her smile didn't look taunting, malicious or sarcastic, her smile looked genuine, as if she was actually happy to see him.

"Hello Lucy," My dad mumbled quietly, I could dimly make out his face, blank, emotionless. I had never seen him this way, it was so far from what I was used to.