He was always imprisoned. He had begun to seriously consider whether the Moon Goddess had determined a destiny for him outside of the dungeon.
'Stop the nonsense. The Moon Goddess promised you your kingdom and told you to be patient with it. I'm amazed you give up so easily because you're so impatient. Gather your thoughts and analyse the situation. Did your father give you that much education for nothing? Moreover, he did not trust anyone for this and gave these lessons to you himself. It's time to prove that you are a worthy son to him.'
'Adenos believes in you and likes you too. I don't know why, but you already have an ally here. First of all, of course, we have to find out who Aida is for us and why she sent us here. I'm going to rest, today was a very tiring day for an old man. The rest of the day you are alone. Don't mess up! And don't get lost in your thoughts for the rest of the day! Look for a way out. Last but not least, avoid revealing your Alpha aura.' Demus disconnected and retreated deep into Adrian's mind before Adrian could respond.
'Damn big wolf! It only thinks of itself. It's telling me to look for a way out. If only he could find it himself! But it's still right. This is not the time for me to feel sorry for it.'
Adrian glanced around. Seeing that it was not much different from the dungeon in which he was once again broke his spirits but seeing that there was no one else inside was a bit of a relief. Moreover, Adenos had not chained him. That was also a good sign. His train of thought was interrupted by the sound of footsteps from above. He turned his attention to the beautiful green-eyed woman who was coming downstairs.
Aida had her hair combed back and fastened with a hairpin. She made a mental note of what she had to ask before she came, and then she went to the dungeon. The thought of him being her brother made her heartbeat with compassion, even if it was a stepbrother. But she had to think about her Pack, and she hadn't forgotten her promise to grandpa. She needed to know why Adrian had come here. Although facing a hybrid frightened him, she decided to keep in mind that he was her brother.
Adrian's POV
'We met again,' said Aida.
"Yes, but you proved that you are no different from Alpha James by locking me up here," I said in an accusing tone.
"I didn't know I had to answer you for what I did and why," Aida said mockingly.
'Why am I here and what do you want from me? You caught me passing by your territory but I was just passing by. I didn't have a bad purpose.'
'I ask the questions here and you have to give me the right answers. But first, Adenos!'
"Yes, Alpha Aida "
A syringe appeared in Aida's hand. I think she had come here prepared.
In a hushed tone, he said to Adenos, "Inject him with this!"
'What exactly is this?' Stay away from me, I'm not going to let you inject anything! I yelled out, but I knew that without my Alpha aura, I wouldn't be able to withstand a Beta at my age.
I noticed that Adenos had a mind link with Aida. I assumed he protested. Aida's look, on the other hand, indicated that she was disappointed that her request had been denied. In the end, of course, Aida won. Adenos was just a Beta.
I was terrified. I had no idea what they were going to inject into me. Silver or wolfsbane are the most likely options. Only these could render a wolf unconscious, causing him to suffer and be tortured.
My mind spun and I passed out from fear of being tortured. When I regained consciousness, I discovered that I was bound by silver chains around my wrists. At the slightest movement, my entire body felt like it was on fire. They may have injected me with silver. This explained why I was in so much pain with every step I took. My nightmare has to be resuming. The only difference this time is that my tormentor is a woman. I kept my hands where they were and pushed myself to sit with my back to the wall. And I came eye to eye with her.
Aida was sitting right in front of me in a chair inside the cell. Adenos was standing behind him. I felt sorry for him when I realized that he was looking away from me. He was a servant. He was responsible for doing whatever his Alpha ordered. I wasn't blaming him. But the thought that this beautiful green-eyed woman sitting in front of me was going to torture me made me rage.
'Now tell me, why did you come to my territory? Were you going to spy, and for whom?" she said, leaning forward and looking me in the eyes.
With difficulty, I pulled myself together and reminded myself that this is the WOMAN with the same scar as me, I should have been related by blood with her. Forcing myself:
'I am not a spy, and I did not enter your territory on purpose. Only when I managed to escape from the dungeon of the Darkness Moon Pack, I have entered the forest that led to it, then when I got tired of running, I looked for a safe place to sleep. I slept on the branches of a big tree. The next morning, I planned to keep running until I decided what to do, and then when I got thirsty, I stopped to drink water from the stream. You caught me at that time too, you already know the rest.' I told the short version of the event in one breath. But even that made me squirm in pain.
When I compare this pain with the pain in Darkness Moon Pack; I understood from the fact that the pain was less intense that a lower amount of silver was given to me there than the amount of silver injected into me. But still, it was silver for a wolf, and the pain was bitter. Besides, Aida didn't need to know that I was resistant to silver.
"One thing I don't understand is you spent a whole night in the forest and no creature bothered you, is that it?" Aida inquired, her voice skeptical.
'When I was a kid, to conceal from my mother I would pick some herbs, chew them, and swallow them .' My scent would be obscured, and she would be unable to locate me. When I saw I was surrounded by the same plants, I chewed and swallowed to mask my scent, and that's how I hid.'
"I suppose that's why I couldn't smell you the other day." Aida sniffed Adrian and commented, "You definitely smell like a wolf today."
'Explain the Darkness Moon Pack to me. How big are they, and how do their command structures work?'
'Stop, stop, stop. I told you, I never belonged to that Pack. I'm from the Blue Moon Pack. I was tortured in the dungeon for two years, how can I know this information?' I asked.
'You said you were 14 years old, but you don't look younger than 16 or 17 despite you are malnutrition. What is the reason for this?'
''How should I know? I was born that way! My mother always said I was a big kid for my age.' I said, realizing the tears were starting to build up in my eyes, and I averted my eyes from Aida. I really missed my mom and dad. If they saw me in this state, I'm sure they would be upset too. Later, when I gathered myself and controlled my tears, I lifted my head and looked into Aida's eyes.
"Yes, is there any other question you wanted me to answer?" I said in a cold tone.
"I must say that these answers do not satisfy me. But yes, that's enough for today. I have other things to do.' He said and got up from the chair and left the cell.
"Heyyyy, what am I going to be?" I shouted
"You will stay here as my prisoner until you give the real answers to me I want from you!" she said, and left without giving me a chance to say anything else.
Adenos said, "I'm so sorry, I caused you pain." He moved towards me.
"Stay where you are and stay away from me," I forced myself to turn my back. I had to think. But first I had to gather my strength.
'But..'
'There is no buts. There's nothing wrong with it, just leave me alone and go,' I shouted.
When I realized that Adenos had stopped, waited for a while, and then slowly walked up the steps and left the dungeon. I was alone. I turned and leaned my back against the wall again. I feel severe pain with my every move. I didn't understand why they needed silver chains as well. I buried my head in my hands and attempted to come up with a plan. The silver in my veins, though, made it tough. I tried to contact Demus, but all I got was silence. Either he was sleeping or I couldn't approach him due of the silver. I'm hoping he was sound sleeping. I had to force myself to sleep as well. It was the only way I could cope with the pain. I dozed off where I was seated.