A MAZE OF GREED - Chapter 394

“Ruth… Ruth…”

It took a minute for Ruth to realise that Lester was shaking her shoulders to get her attention. But she kept shifting her gaze between the forest and the eagle statue.

“Ruth… calm down. What happened?” Lester kept asking her.

After not getting any response from her, he moved her face towards him. His warm olive green eyes gazed at her in concern.

Ruth lifted her hand, pointing to the forest. “F-fangs”

That single word from her mouth made Lester tense instantly. He saw Ruth wandering alone while others were busy in the discussions. But when he noticed her body shaking uncontrollably, he ran towards her.

They both were under shock to notice the pairs of feet running towards them.

“Ruth, oh my God! Ruth! What happened?” Thea crouched down and started running her hand on Ruth’s face.

Tears gathered in Ruth’s eyes as she repeated, “Fangs… that smile… the girl is crying. She is asking for help!”

Lester looked up at Edwin questioningly.

Edwin slowly squatted down to her level.

“Ruth”

His deep rich voice came like a touch of warmth in that coolness.

Ruth’s eyes moved to meet his. “This is the same place Edwin! This s-staue… I…I saw it in my dreams. Those f-fangs… the girl is calling for help Edwin. We have to find her!” A tear rolled down her face as her chin quivered.

Edwin’s speculation was true. He glanced to the guards, who were silently watching from a distance. Edwin wanted to hug Ruth and calm her, yet he could not.

He did not need rumours in the outside town about him and his mate.

“We all are going to Wrights’ mansion. Now!” Edwin declared.

Nobody said a word as they all climbed their respective rides and marched in the direction of Lester’s home. Fifteen minutes later, Thea peeked outside to see a huge mansion in front of her.

She was very curious to see the differences as well as similarities between Vincardine and the Bluemoon towns.

Unlike Vincardine which was divided into Eastern and Western parts, Bluemoon was a united town. The town was well planned, with all the houses built-in in a group of four.

One house each was at the four corners of the square, and together they made one unit. The roads intersected each other from all four sides of one unit. The town’s block-shaped planning was not only convenient but was also neat and impressive visually.

Lester was riding ahead on his horse while his guards divided into two groups with one marching at both sides, and the other running behind the two carriages.

People of the Bluemoon town bowed in respect for Lester- their next alpha.

Minutes later, they entered through the gates and into the premises of the mansion. As they all entered the huge building, they realised that it was as beautiful from inside as it was from outside.

Thea was impressed by the minimalistic approach in the interior decor of the place unlike ‘the great manor’ where Lady Theodora had stuffed every possible antique piece.

Alpha and Luna Wright welcomed them warmly. By the reserved smile on Alpha Wright’s face, Edwin understood that he got news of their arrival beforehand from his uncle.

After the initial exchange of pleasantries, Lester rushed Ruth to a room where she and Thea would stay. To not make the Alpha and the Luna suspicious, Elsie took her future mother-in-law with her, engaging her in a conversation.

“Mr Wright I would like to have a word with you.”

Alpha Wright led Edwin to his office. Lester stopped Rees behind before he followed his Master.

Making sure that they were out of earshot, Lester asked Rees. “What the hell was that? Did you hear Ruth saying something about fangs?”

“I do not know anything about it, My Lord. Master did not tell me about it. And fangs… I don’t have any idea how Ruth know about it.”

Lester cursed under his breath. What happened sometime before had put everyone in a state of confusion, including Ruth but except Edwin. Instead, he looked as if he understood something that others did not.

“Let’s see what Edwin has to tell.” They both also followed Edwin to join him and Alpha Wright in his office.

While they discuss the matter in Alpha Wright’s office, Thea and Ruth got changed into a fresh set of clothes after a shower.

“Ruth, are you alright? Do you need anything?”

Edwin had warned Thea to not bombard Ruth with any questions related to the incident before. Thea was desperate to know, but she could not disobey Edwin’s order. She let Ruth sleep.

By that time Elsie also returned after chatting with Lester’s mother. They were waiting for Edwin’s message, and a maid then came with the same.

She informed that Lord Lester had asked them to meet him in his office. When they reached Lester’s office, the three men were already waiting for them.

After everyone settled down, the first question that Edwin asked was- “Is she alright now?”

Thea nodded. “Yes, Master. She is asleep in the room. I have also asked one of the maids to keep watch on her if she needed something.”

“Edwin now would you please explain to us what happened in the morning?” Lester asked impatiently.

“Is it safe to discuss that here Lester?” Edwin asked unsurely.

Lester gave him a -are-you-serious kind of look. “Do you think that I am a fool who would discuss such confidential thing here if it was not safe?!”

Edwin only shrugged his shoulders.

“Idiot!” Lester grumbled.

Edwin ignored his comment. “Ruth is getting these dreams after that attack on me,” Edwin explained her dreams in detail.

“Is that why you were asking me about her nightmares?” Thea asked in realisation.

Edwin nodded his head seriously.

“And the place she saw in her dreams is the same place from where the cub was kidnapped.”

A heavy silence fell around the room. No one knew how to react to this. They all were confused.

“Are you trying to tell that… Ruth had a dream of this kidnapping even before it actually happened?” Lester asked. It all sounded so strange to his ears.

“She did not see about the kidnapping exactly but she sensed the danger. If only I had taken her seriously then.. then I might have saved at least one life!”

They could feel Edwin’s anger, his frustration and the guilt he was carrying on his shoulders.

“Brother Edwin, please! You did not know it was going to happen.” Elsie tried consoling her brother.

“What are you thinking Rees?” Thea noticed how silent he was during this conversation.

He looked up at everyone before saying, “Is this why Ruth is chosen as Master’s mate?”

Everyone, including Edwin, was speechless. Lester was the first one to shake his head. “But she is just a human, isn’t she?”

Edwin nodded his head in affirmation. At least that was what he felt around her, and that was what Mrs Payne told him.

“Since when humans begin seeing the future in their dreams?” Lester crossed his arms over his chest.

“Lester, we cannot ignore the very fact that Ruth recognised the place right. Forget about the forest and the landscape, but what about that eagle statue? There is no such statue in Vincardine. How can she recognise it if she had not seen it before?” Elsie pointed at the very fact.

Edwin rubbed his forehead uneasily. “This is all so confusing. I was trying to figure it out yet couldn’t. I asked Elsie to take Ruth with her to confirm this doubt.”

“I think we should not jump to conclusions yet. We need someone who is wise and has knowledge regarding this matter. If we go discuss this with the wrong person, then the risk of blowing Ruth’s relationship with Master is high.

It may create unnecessary chaos and confusion. If Ruth can see the future, then the kidnapper must have fangs. And the creature that matches with her description is Va….” Thea abruptly stopped when her eyes caught a glare from Rees.

He had already warned her to not say their name. The only creatures he hated from his guts were the Vampires. And Thea knew why.

“Thea is right, brother Edwin. It is not safe to discuss this matter here. We should think about it once we returned to Vincardine. Perhaps Mrs Payne will help us with this.

And I also think that we should not tell Ruth about this possibility. She is a smart woman and will ask questions that we can not answer just now.” Elsie agreed with Thea.

“Darius, you bastard! I will fucking kill you once I get my hands on you!!” Lester’s eyes darkened in anger as he clenched his fingers into tight fists.

Imagining Darius’s neck in his fist, Lester tightened it till his knuckles turned white.

“How do you know that it is Darius and not someone else?” Elsie enquired.

“Lester is right Elsie. It must be Darius to dare attacking Bluemoon pack. Ambrose Garfield is a patient and cunning man. He can never do something like this. And which Vampire would dare to poke a strong pack like Bluemoon?” Edwin explained.

That made sense.

“But why he did it? I mean why Bluemoon pack?” Rees asked.

Edwin’s jaws ground on each other as his eyes darkened too.. “That is exactly what we need to find.”