Chapter 257: THE DUNGEON AND THE WEREWOLVES

Chapter 257 THE DUNGEON AND THE WEREWOLVES

Haven’s thoughts ran wild as they walked through the snow. She had no idea where Aeon was taking her but somehow she trusted this man rather than the rest. She’ll rather follow him than those men from earlier.

Her mind was filled with so many questions yet she didn’t say a word. She wondered if it was really true and Lucious was really looking for her.

Even Aeon was quiet throughout the walk. They walked for a while before arriving at a building and he took her to the basement.

Two guards came up to them. “We’ll take her from here”

“No, I’ll take her myself” Aeon barked. The guards glanced at Haven before moving out of the way. Aeon led Haven through the dark hallways lit with bright torches and the guards following closely behind. They then descended a few more stairs leading to the deepest of the building.

“Where.. are we going?” Haven couldn’t help but ask.

“The dungeon”

“Dungeon?? Why??”

“The elders want you locked up for sometime. Please don’t resist.. just trust me. I won’t let anything happen to you.”

Haven nodded and they soon arrived at one of the cells.

“The order is to lock her in here, Aeon. You need to leave” A guard said after they stepped in.

“ Sit here” Aeon ignored him and helped Haven sit down before turning to walk away. Haven stared at him in alarm. Was he leaving? Seriously? She couldn’t believe he was actually going to leave her in this place.

“I’m not leaving” Aeon suddenly said “You can lock up the door and leave”

“We can’t leave you here. We were just ordered to lock the woman up”

“ The woman you’re talking about is my partner” Aeon stressed each word clearly. One could sense the possessiveness in his eyes and voice as he talked.

“She is my woman now and it doesn’t matter whether it’s prison, heaven or hell. I’ll follow her wherever she goes. She is my world.. my love and I will protect her till my last breath” His eyes softened and locked with hers.

Aeon’s honest declaration found a way to warm Haven’s heart. He was saying all this for someone he barely even knew. It was just so beautiful hearing a love confession like this.

“But the elders—”

“I SAID I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE!” Aeon barked at them angrily. This was the few times she had seen Aeon lose his composure. He glared at them like he was ready to tear them down if they uttered a word more.

That seemed to have done the job because they nodded and left “Suit yourself then” One of them murmured while the other locked the prison door. They took their torches with them, leaving the couple behind in darkness.

Aeon found his way back to her.

“You could have left you know, I’ll be fine” Haven said quietly.

“I can’t leave you behind.. ever” Was his sweet reply. Haven smiled a little.

“Suit yourself then” She mimicked the guard and they burst into laughter. And then they spent the next hour talking and gisting for the first time ever and then sleep began to set in. The dungeon became even more colder as the night went far and Haven notice Aeon shiver a little.

“ Here, get it” She offered her coat for them to share. Aeon hadn’t put his on before they left the house earlier.

“You..”

“Don’t worry. It’s really cold and you don’t have a coat or much clothes on. O can share— but just for today” She added and he smiled.

“Fine” He scooted over and draped a part of the coat over himself. It didn’t take long for Haven to fall asleep, while Aeon spent the rest of the night staring at her beautiful face.

The sound of clanking metal woke Haven up. She opened her eyes to see herself being wrapped up in Aeon’s hand. The latter had fallen asleep earlier and also woke up when he heard someone unlocking the doors.

The guards from yesterday were back and this time they came with a lot more.

“What’s going on, Rowland?” Aeon stood up. Haven following suit.

“Greg demand she be brought right away” There was urgency in Rowland’s tone.

“What’s going on? Is it …” A look at their faces told him what was going on “Okay I understand. I have to speak with Greg first.”

Greg was like the leader of the Shadow Guards.

“I’ll be back” Aeon took Haven by surprising when he kissed her forehead before stepping out. She stood in a daze watching him walk away with a few of the others.

His audacity was really something.

She paced around anxiously awaiting his return and went to sit down when she got tired. After a while, Aeon returned looking not so happy.

“What happened? What did he say? Where do they want to take me now?” Haven was a bit scared.

“Don’t worry, I won’t let anyone hurt you” Aeon assured “ But we need to go somewhere now. They still think you’re the one Lucious is searching for so they want you at the border”

Haven didn’t waste time to agree. She couldn’t wait to return home. “Okay, let’s go”

Aeon nodded and asked them to lead the way. And then they started their walk to the border.

At the border, Haven saw hundreds of Shadow Guards all dressed in black with serious expressions on the faces. The air there was gloomy and reeked of something Haven didn’t want to think of, death. The atmosphere sent chills down her spine. She followed Aeon up the biggest tent set up there.

“Aeon” A bald man stood up to greet them. He was just as huge as Aeon, or even larger and dressed in similar black clothes like all the others.

“This is my partner” Aeon introduced Haven. Haven took a look at the man and decided she didn’t like him. Something about him didn’t settle well with her.

He had a moustache and heavy beard and a scar ran down his left eye. He didn’t look like someone to be trusted at all.

“So you’re the Haven?” Greg eyed Haven from head to toe. “ The supposed Alpha’s mate?”

“I’ve told you she’s not his mate” Aeon frowned but Greg’s eyes were still on Haven. His stare made her uncomfortable.

“We’ll be finding that out soon enough. Whether she really is or she had simply lost it to claim to be his mate”

‘I am his mate!’ Haven wanted to argue but decided it was best she kept her mouth shut.

“Greg, he’s here” Another man rushed up the tent.

“About time” Greg went outside to see for himself. Aeon and Haven followed too. From the distance, thousands of paws pounded on the ground as growls and roars filled the air. It looked like an avalanche of dust as they approached, their appearance sending chills down the spines of a lot there.

Haven couldn’t see what was coming because of the dust yet she already knew who they were.

“The wer

ewolves..” Aeon said besides her, his eyes staring into the fast approaching wolves. “They’re finally here”