•𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑳𝑬𝑵 𝑴𝑶𝑶𝑵•【√】

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴡᴇɴᴛʏ ᴇɪɢʜᴛ

"What's wrong with him?" Yugyeom asks.

I raise my brow and keep my mouth shut. I know what is wrong with him. His little prisoner is not falling on her knees to beg him to fuck her. But I am not sharing that information with Yugyeom. He can tell too that Jinyoung was completely drunk during the Council which meant that he has been drinking for hours.

"I do not know," I lie. "I will talk to him."

I need to play the good Luna for a little while. It's either today or never. I am not sticking around anymore and test Jinyoung's limits. I am not afraid for me but for Jihee. In this state, furious as he was this morning, he could kill her just to hurt and break me.

"Aren't you coming?" Yugyeom says before he leaves Jinyoung's office.

"Do you think he has any work done in his state? I will check for urgent matters and will let you know if I need help."

"Okay, Emery. And... thank you," he smiles at me.

Well, fuck.Yugyeom's gratitude is crashing me but this is pure survival. I need to find where Jihee is and get her out. Today.

When the door closes I look around frantic. Jinyoung keeps a record of everything so there must be a path to find Jihee. I have packed the essentials back home and am hoping to evade Thane. We only get a shot at this but there is nothing else to be done.

I go through every file cabinet, every dossier but still nothing. I am going crazy, thinking maybe he keeps his torturing facilities out of the books. That's when I go on my knees and look at the lower cabinets. The files are all in Swedish but I don't need to know the language. Those files are filed with photos of weres, held by silver chains in a familiar room.

I look through the files and I spot my pack name:Red Moon Pack. I open it and I see Jihee's photo like she was in that video that sealed my fate. I read on and I see some of the typical info. And then a personal note with Jinyoung's handwriting, taken down with a red pen. Two words. I know both of them: Liten Sjö. Little lake.

I have studied the maps of Jinyoung's territory and I know exactly where that is. Closest to the borders with Gunnar. Maybe I can use that. Taking refuge with his enemy. I put the files back and arrange the office as it was and I get out.

"Done?" Thane falls to my side.

"I am going back home," I say indifferently.

"Yes, Luna," he mocks.

OK, let's do this.

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I run as fast as I can with the backpack in my mouth. I have chosen the longest way but the one to keep me away from the pack-house and any patrols. The perks of being a Luna? I know where most posts are stationed. Liten Sjö is not far away but I need to get there fast. Thankfully Thane-

The moment I make this thought, I smell him. I dare one look back and I see his wolf is chasing after me. I wish Thane was as stupid as I pegged him to be. If he patrolled the house, he would have picked up my scent. I push my legs to go faster and thankfully Antiope co-operates.

Thane growls behind me and does the same. But all my focus is on the lake that is shining ahead of me. There is no prison there, just a cabin and I dread to think what was done to my friend in that cabin.

"Faster, Antiope," I beg my wolf and she whines.

She doesn't like that we are away from Jinyoung but she does love Jihee and is close to Jules, my friend's wolf, she is my cousin,and I oathed to protect so she delivers, almost flying over the ground.