Mated by Bella Lore

Author:Bella Lore [LORE, BELLA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bella Lore
Published: 2023-04-19T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Heather

The third floor is quiet, and I move along the carpet like a mouse. I don't know where all the Silver Hunters have gone, but there have definitely been less of them the last day.

I saw about twenty of them crossing the bridge and taking off in cars and motorcycles. Does that mean they're giving up on Hawthorn?

I doubt it.

I also doubt anyone is coming to save us.

Even if I could get to my phone, it wouldn't matter. It's nearly impossible to get any service on this stupid island, in these stupid woods.

"... we need more boots on the ground,” a woman says from around the corner.

My breath freezes in my throat, and I desperately search for somewhere to hide. Spotting an open classroom door, I slip through it.

The room is dark, and I thankfully have the cover of night to keep me safe. Crouching low, I peek through the crack as two Silver Hunters turn into the hallway and stop. They both have their helmets off, and the woman has long, blonde hair that falls down her back.

She might be pretty if she weren't such a monster.

Tears fill my eyes, and I clench my fists. What have these people done to Gregory?

I've been sneaking around the school all night, trying to figure out where he is. So far, I don't have a clue.

If it's too late for him ...

I shake the thought away. Gregory can't be dead. He and I are meant to be together! I don't deserve for us to end before we've even begun.

The man with the woman sighs. "We've sent out everyone we have available. The others are amassing as fast as they can."

"Not fast enough!" she snaps, her face turning red.

His jaw ticks, and for a second, he looks like he might yell back. He doesn't say anything, though. Whoever this lady is, she's one boss bitch.

"We're not the only ones looking for the coin," she says.

"Are you sure? There's no—"

"I know it." She turns and looks out a window. "That girl. I don't know how she knew about it, but she did."

"There's no way she's searching for it. She and the boy are probably hiding somewhere, too afraid to come out."

When she turns back to him, her eyes glint. "If you'd done your job and captured them, we wouldn't be in this position."

He clenches his jaw, clearly not enjoying the scolding. "We thought we had them. The boy was injured, and they were both exhausted. They couldn't have gotten far."

"Yet here we are." She sighs heavily.

The man grits his teeth. "I'm sorry, ma'am. I'll make sure it doesn't happen again."

"You better. Otherwise, you'll be the one on the receiving end of your ... incompetence."

He bows his head. "Yes, ma'am."

"See if you can get anything else out of the prisoner," she says.

"I will do my best. He's hard to break."

"Then try harder." Her upper lip curls.

I make a face.

The prisoner.

Shit. It's Gregory.

It's exactly as I feared. They're torturing him, trying to get information out of him.

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