Chapter 371

Inside, it looks the same as when we left, only dark, dusty, and unused as though it’s sat dormant and empty for months. The air is stale, and the lights are all out, leaving an eeriness as Leyanne lights the way with the glow from her hand to cast some illumination. It’s too still, too empty. We know Juan and his minions are inside this manor, but it seems they care little about protecting the main door or leaving life down here. “Where are they?” Sierra also turns human and moves in beside me, taking my hand in hers as we creep in quietly. My guards immediately let go of the prisoners and flank around us in a semi-circle. Realizing they pose no threat when we are literally walking into the lion’s den. Aiden moves to the nearest couch, sinks, exhales heavily and seems to pass out instantly. Taemin and the last wolf edge back to the door and stay there, seemingly afraid to come in. They’re spent, and they have no fight in them anymore. They won’t help nor hinder, and my guards leave th