42 Chapter 42

Atticus POV

I followed Alex out of the room and down the long corridor in silence for a few long moments. She abruptly stops and turns towards me with a dangerous glare. "Why are you here Atticus?" She almost growls. "I already told you, I am looking for information on how to save my mate. " I respond truthfully. Her eyes turn to slits before she reaches for my throat. She lifts me off the ground with ease but I remain calm. I cannot show fear. If I show fear then she can use it against me. She can use it as a weakness. "She will die. It is her only destiny. She will die at the hands of Esther and nobody can stop that. Not even you." She says slowly.

I release a throaty growl. "You do not get to decide whether my mate lives or dies! If I have the power to save her, then that is what I will do." Her scowl soon turns into a small grin before she releases my neck and begins walking away. "Come on little wolf. Follow me." She chuckles. Reluctantly I do as she says. She turns down a dark hallway before she stops in front of a large metal door. "Go inside. I believe you will find what you are looking for." She says motioning to the door with her hand. I step forward and push the heavy door open slowly, listening to it squeak.

"Alex, why couldn't you just explain that this is where you were taking me in front of everyone else?" I question her before I fully step into the room. "Not everyone in that room is your friend, Atticus. You have enemies among your pack further than you ever could've imagined." She explains cryptically. "Who is an enemy? How do you know?" I growl. Her eyes haze over as if she is mind linking someone. "I'm sorry Atticus, but I can not tell you. You will learn the strength of true friendship soon though. Trust me, okay. Now go. You don't have much time." She says ushering me into the room.

Everything is pitch black when I enter the room, even my werewolf sight doesn't allow me to see anything. "Hello. Is anyone there?" I yell into the darkness. Putting my hands out in front of me, I begin walking forward trying to feel my way around. "Alex!! How is a room full of nothing supposed to help me?" I growl. "Silence wolf." Someone calls back to me. "Who's there? Why can't I see anything?" I question. "Why are you here?" He asks. "I'm looking for answers on how to save my mate. " I explain. "The answers you are looking for can not be found here." He responds coldly.

In an instant, the lights are turned on and I am almost blinded. I raise my arm to shield my now sensitive eyes. Once I have fully adjusted to the white lights, I look around the room when my eyes land on a man standing a few feet in front of me. "Who are you?" I question my thoughts. "My name is Michael. Alex brought you here, right?" He says. "Yes, she said I would find what I was looking for. " I explain, beginning to feel my anger rising to the surface. "You may find answers, but they are not the ones you are in search of, Atticus." He explains.