Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell
Chapter 264 Long Time No See
“Eromaug?” Linus repeated back to Allen in shock, “Why do you need to know about him?”
Allen was silent as he studied his face. The look of shock and surprise that flashed across his eyes, followed by the worried expression that flickered across his face told Allen that Linus did indeed know something about the Daemon Lord. Whether or not it proved useful or not would remain to be seen.
“I’m pleased to see that your time here hasn’t impaired your hearing at least,” Allen commented dryly as he leaned against the wall casually, “I want to know what you know about him.”
Linus swallowed nervously and his eyes darted around his cell. “That’s a dangerous subject to discuss so openly…” He stammered fearfully.
“I wouldn’t call your cell an open place, Linus.” Linus clicked his tongue as his eyes narrowed.
“You have no idea what you’re talking about. Even in places that you consider safe, you’ll quickly re-evaluate your topics of conversation.” Linus hissed, “You still haven’t told me why you need to know.”
“And I’m still not going to tell you, Linus.” Allen snapped, already beginning to lose patience with the audacity of this man, “You are in no position to make demands for knowledge.”
Linus glowered at him fiercely and opened his m*outh to reply, but whatever he was going to retort with, he obviously decided against it and instead, sighed bitterly as he changed the position that he was seated in.
“Eromaug has been quietly gathering strength over the years.” Linus finally said as he stared at the manacles around his wrists, “We wouldn’t have known if it had not been for a spate of disappearances that involved the last known magick users across multiple communities.”
“All of the Elders knew?” Allen asked with a scowl as his mind instantly moved to Bartholomew.
If he had known, why hadn’t he said anything?
Linus sneered up at him. “Oh a good number of the Elders knew, names that I have already given to you and a few more, but the king refused to take action in the early stages, no doubt due to Narcissa’s poisonous influence.” He chuckled bitterly.
“What was he doing with the witches that he gathered?” Allen asked with a frown as Linus chuckled darkly.
“Magick users are not exclusively female you dumb f**k. Witches, warlocks, enchanters, necromancers, shamans, druids, sages, the fae… they all use magick of some sort.” Linus spat arrogantly, “Do you really think he would discriminate on gender alone?”
“I don’t care about that, I want to know why he took them and what he intends to do with them.” Allen hissed as he slammed his fist into the wall.
Linus was really beginning to get under his skin and it showed.
“Why do you think he was taking them? If they wouldn’t join his cause then they were against him! I think it’s pretty obvious that anyone against him would be eradicated, it doesn’t take a genius to work that out.” Linus sneered.
“But then why take the bodies, Linus?” Allen asked as took a menacing step forward, with Linus scuttling back to a corner of his cell in response to his movement, as if he could somehow get away from him.
“Perhaps to drain them of their magick, or to fuel the flesh crafter’s and necromancers’ work, I don’t f*****g know.” He spat.
“So, the people taken…they could still be alive.” Allen murmured thoughtfully to himself as Linus glowered at him from the corner.
“I don’t f*****g know and I don’t particularly give a s**t either. Magick users are unbalanced and unstable at best! Treacherous f***s that will turn on you with ease thanks to the way that they allow their magick to screw with their minds.” He hissed.
“If I didn’t know better Linus, I would think that you had a deep seated hatred for all non-werewolf…” Allen growled lightly before Linus interrupted him fiercely.
“WE are the superior race, Allen! We deserve to rule over those that are beneath us! We…” Linus’s tirade was suddenly interrupted as he spluttered and coughed violently, bringing his hands up to his throat at the same time as a river of blood seemed to cascade out of his m*outh like a morbid waterfall.
A deep chuckle reverberated through the air as Linus’ body fell to the floor and Allen stood frozen, his senses on high alert as he struggled to comprehend what had just happened. There was no sign of anyone else in the cell, no scent that betrayed the presence of another, just the haunting echo of mocking laughter and a voice that made his blood run cold.
“I do so hate it when they babble endlessly and reveal things that should have been kept secret.” The voice tutted loudly from somewhere behind Allen.
He pushed himself away from the wall and cast his gaze around the cell wildly. There was nothing to be seen anywhere… even with Orvar’s heightened senses, they could find nothing.
Without warning Allen was flung face first against the opposite wall, his shoulder shattering painfully as it collided with the cold, jagged surface as he staggered back from the wall.
“Whoops. My hand must have slipped… that must have hurt…” the disembodied voice mocked as Allen bared his teeth and the eyes of his wolf flashed menacingly, searching for anything that might betray where this sneaky f*uc*ker was hiding.
Then he saw it, the faintest disturbance in the air, as if something had flickered across his vision and disappeared almost instantly again. Allen snarled furiously as he waited for the disturbance to appear again and as soon as it did, he lunged.
He grasped wildly at the empty air without taking hold of anything and found himself thrown against the wall again, face first as his nose crunched under the impact with the wall yet again.
“Nice try Allen… but a little too slow. You never were very good at hide and seek were you?” The voice mocked before laughing again darkly, “After all, you failed to find your sister yourself didn’t you?” The voice purred in his ear as Allen turned his head, the skin grating painfully across the stone as he strained to see the face of his attacker.
His heart almost stopped as Jaspers grinning face appeared only millimeters away.
“Hello Allen. Long time no see.” Jasper grinned sinisterly.