Chapter 86
Thane leads us to a large cave the other side of the fall and with it, there is a large rock that can be moved out of the way. revealing a tunnel. “It looks like a giant rock, but it is really reinforced steel. We will have a straight shot to the basement and then I will get us to the elevator. Thane proceeds to walk us into the tunel and then turns around, closing the entry way with the steel again. The tunnel automátically lights up and we follow him to the Basement doors and into the elevator. He kept everyone away like he said he would. Hopefully there aren’t cameras. I will need to talk to him about that before we leave. I still plan on leaving. Whether or not she likes it is of no concern to me. We need to get out of here, I don’t care how un–rational it sounds right now.
I can feel Thane’s eyes on us as we sit on our hind end, riding the elevator. Aramana lets another warning growl letting him know his stares are unwanted right now and he just laughs. Laughs! Clearly not afraid of us. Can fated mates harm each other? I am not sure. They certainly can emotionally. That I just endured in its full capacity.
He exits the elevator, looking both ways before heading to my rooms, we stop in the hall outside of the room and Aramana starts snarling causing Thane to furrow his brows and scowl himself. “Why is the door open? Is there someone in there? Is that who hurt you?” He practically yells out these questions while bursting into our rooms and clearing every part of the area. Aramana is going room to room sniffing and growling as well. Clearly, Kian is not here anymore. How he could trick us into thinking I was his mate was pretty easy, but the why is what I really want to know and who is paying him to lie and keep me from Thane.
“Was lan here with you earlier? Is that what happened to your lip little wolf?” I can’t answer him, but Aramana lets out a deep snarl and flashes her fangs in anger, clearly getting the message across to Thane. “I will kill him. I will find him and deal with him. I want answers and you deserve them as well. I want to know everything little wolf. Aramana, can you give little wolf back control so I can talk with her?” he asks politely, but with a hint of desperation and Aramana growls at him instead and heads to the bed. She jumps on top of it and starts scratching around and moving covers around with her nose. I think she is ignoring him along with me and apparently wants to take a nap.
“Are you just going to ignore me and lay down? That isn’t how this works Aramana. I need to talk with Ayla. I need to find Kian and keep you two safe. We need answers. ” Aramana finds her comfortable position and lays down on the bed, resting her head on her front paws and looking at Thane with boredom. She really is in control right now and apparently isn’t going to be told what to do.” “You are quite different from little wolf, aren’t you? Maybe you two can spend some time bonding and fully reconnecting so Ayla can have the parts of her that you hold and vice versa. You two will become one and I am quite eager to see the change that brings. Maybe little wolf isn’t as timid as I thought her to be.” I can practically feel Aramana rolling her eyes at him.
Thane backs up to the bedroom wall, leans against it, and slowly lowers himself to the floor. Watching us intently while we rest in the bed. I can’t ask him what he is doing, but deep down I know that he is feeling the tug that we are. I know that he won’t leave. He won’t be able to do anything but make sure we are safe. He is that type of alpha despite what my raging emotions want me to believe. I feel our eyes shut and the weight of the day pulls us into slumber.
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