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It didn’t take long before the search for the traitor in the pack
began. It wasn’t a simple task, especially with how large the pack
was, so it wasn’t a task that could be finished in one day. The
guards got splitted into different teams, with each team having a
leader from among themselves to make the work faster, but
even with that, they still had a lot to do.
The guards went from house to house, searching for the
supposed traitor. The instructions given to them included that
they should pick anyone who looked suspicious, especially
anyone who didn’t belong in the pack, so they were on the
lookout for strangers in the pack.
They searched and searched. Minutes rolled into hours, hours
rolled into days and the days rolled into a week. They searched
for a whole week but found nothing suspicious.
One night as their search had now extended to the area where
Steve’s house was located, they began to search all the houses,
asking the residents to come out, while they carried out their
search, looking in every nook and cranny of the houses before
permitting the residents to go back in.
Hearing the voices of the guards, Veronica began to tremble. She
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feared that the worst was going to happen to her very soon. She
then began to imagine terrible things that would happen if the
guards decided to search Steve’s house.
“Gosh! I’m going to be as good as dead if they find me here.” She
thought to herself.
If Steve had been around, she knew that to an extent, he would
have ensured that she was kept safe but now that he wasn’t
present, she was all alone and the time was ticking. In a matter
of minutes, the guards would probably get to the house.
Even Megan couldn’t help her because her dad had immediately
ordered her back home immediately the Alpha’s decree was
made.
She bit her lip as her hands began to shake like dry leaves in the
wind. She thought of what to do and the only thing that came to
her mind was to hide. She then nervously hid under the bed. As
she remained motionless under the bed, she held her breath, as if
she felt they were going to hear every breath she took or sense
her presence even when she was well hidden.
Outside, as the guards were about to pass by Steve’s house, one
of the guards, Stan, suddenly called the attention of their team
leader, Weston, “Huh, Excuse me?,” He suddenly said, calling his
attention and that of the others too.
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“Yes, what is it?” Their team leader asked, turning back to look at
him but Stan suddenly didn’t say anything.
Irritated by his action, the team leader said to him, “You can
clearly see that it’s already late at night and we still have a lot of grounds to cover. Please don’t waste our time here if you have
nothing important and meaningful to say.” He then hissed and
was about to move on with the other guards when Stan stopped
him again.
“Wait!” Stan shouted.
Getting frustrated, the team leader turned back again, “What is
the meaning of this, Stan? Is this the time to play pranks or joke
around?” He said, getting angry. “Who asked you to join this
group anyway?” He asked again, getting seriously annoyed.
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“I’m sorry but I just wanted to say we haven’t searched that
house.” He finally said his mind, pointing at Steve’s house,
making the rest of his team members exchange quick glances.
Weston, the team leader scoffed, “Don’t you know whose house
that is?” He asked Stan, as he tried to understand if he actually
knew whose house he was pointing at or if he just intentionally
wanted to act silly at a very important moment.
“I do. I know it is Steve’s house.” He replied confidently.
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“And so since you know whose house it is, what are you
saying?” The team leader asked him.
Stan persisted, despite the reaction he got from Weston. His
voice was filled with determination as he tried to convince their
leader, Weston, “I’m just saying we haven’t searched his house
yet.” He glanced around the team, scanning from eye to eye,
seeking support.
“Since the instruction passed stated that we should leave no
stone unturned, I’m just wondering why we are not searching
Steve’s house too like the other members of the pack.” He
continued and the team leader couldn’t contain his displeasure
and as he glared at him, Stan kept quiet immediately and the
other team members exchanged nervous glances at each other.
The team leader, with a frown on his face and his eyes blazing
with anger, said to Stan, “You think we should search the
Alpha’s only son’s house?” “Is that what you’re saying?” He asked
him, with a low voice, as if trying to confirm if he got what Stan
meant, right and to confirm if Stan was thinking straight.
Stan, unexpectedly nodded and Weston held his head in
frustration,
“In search of what? The traitor? How foolish can you be?”
Weston asked him and shook his head as he paused for a brief
moment.
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“So what would you tell the Alpha that you’re looking for in his
son’s house?” He asked him again and without waiting for his
response, he continued, “You’ll tell him that you have reasons to
believe that his son is the traitor or his son is probably hiding the
traitor in his house and so you want to search? Have you lost
your damn mind?” He shouted at him, angrily. “Do you even still
love your life? Because at this point I’m beginning to doubt that
you do.” Weston said again.
Surprisingly, Stan adamantly stood his ground, despite the
leader’s scary glare, and he said, “But the Alpha’s instruction was
clear: leave no stone unturned. Why should his son’s house be
an exception?”
Weston’s voice became stern, “So wait, let me get this straight,
you’re suggesting we accuse the Alpha’s son of treason?” He
asked Stan who was immediately taken aback by what Weston
had just said.
“Of course not! That’s not what I’m saying.” Stan swiftly retorted.
“So what are you saying then?” Weston asked him again,
moving closer to him.
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Stan’s voice trembled, but he pressed on, “I’m not accusing him,
I’m just saying we should be thorough. We can’t afford to
overlook any potential leads. That’s all I’m saying.”
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“Potential leads?” Weston scoffed and let out a weird chuckle.
“Yes, potential leads.” Stan confirmed confidently and
continued, “I know what I’m saying, we need to search as-”
The leader’s anger had increased as Stan spoke and so he cut him
off, “One more word, Stan! Just one more word, and you’ll regret
it!” He bellowed, both fists clenched.
“What the hell is this nonsense?” He continued, “Even the owner
of the house is not around and you’re telling me that we need to
go in to search his house in his absence. You must have really
lost your mind.” Westin said furiously.
“Look, if you keep up with this act, I promise you, you’re going to
get yourself into trouble and find yourself in a place you don’t
want to be tonight!” He threatened and Stan remained mute.
The leader’s gaze remained on Stan as he spoke, daring him to
speak again but he was quiet and complete silence filled their
midst.
Suddenly, a voice spoke up, “Actually, I think Stan has a point.”
Another guard stepped forward in support of Stan, his voice
calm and low. “Since it’s the Alpha’s orders, I think we should follow it to the letter, leaving no stone unturned just as he instructed.” He added, avoiding team leader Weston’s blazing glare.
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All eyes swiftly turned to him as he spoke, including their
leader’s glare.
“You too? So, he has influenced you too.” The leader said,
completely surprised, “I can’t believe this. You all are
unbelievable.” He said again, with a hint of displeasure in his
tone.
“I’m sorry, I know you’re the team leader, but I don’t quite agree
with you on this one. I still feel strongly that we shouldn’t leave
like that without searching thoroughly. If you don’t agree that
we should search as a team, I’ll stay back and search on my
own.” Stan said, stepping almost from Weston and avoiding his
glare.
“You know what? No problem.” Weston said, giving up. “If you
want to break into his house to search, go ahead and do as you
please, but I’m not going to be a party to this. I’m out of here.” He
said on a final note and left immediately with the rest of the
guards in their team, following closely behind him, leaving Stan
and the other guard who supported him behind.
Seeing as Westin and the rest of the team had left, Stan and his
new partner headed for Stan’s house. Firstly, they tried to open
the door, hoping that for some weird reason, the door would
have been left unlocked, but it wasn’t. Instead, it was firmly
shut.
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“We have to pick or break the lock, whichever works.” Stan said
to his partner who became unsettled instantly.
“Do you think this is a good idea?” He asked Stan with a worried
look on his face.
“Why? Are you scared already? You didn’t seem that way when
you were speaking to the team leader a few minutes ago.” Stan
said jokingly.
“It’s not that.” His partner replied. “I just feel this isn’t right.” He
said further.
“Look here, you can leave if you want to. I’m not stopping you,
but if you decide to stay, don’t be an hindrance! Stan snapped at
him and he sighed.
Stan soon began to pick the lock but it was extremely difficult.
He tried harder but it seemed like the door was impenetrable. As
he kept trying to pick the lock, Veronica could hear from inside
the room and she could only close her eyes and hope that even if
they entered, they wouldn’t find her.
“It’s not working.” Stan complained.
“We should leave then.” His partner said to him but Stan
refused.
“No way, we’ll break the lock instead. Picking it is not working.”
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Stan announced to his partner who became shocked.
“What?” His partner exclaimed, “why do we have to do that?” He
asked with a shaky voice.
“Can you shut your mouth? Why are you yelling?” Stan shouted
at him.
“I’m sorry.” He replied, covering his mouth.
“I don’t think I can do this anymore.” His partner suddenly said
as he watched as Stan tried to break the door’s lock.
Coincidentally, the team that had the Leader of the warrior
guards, Murphy, were passing the area at the moment.
“Who are you and what the hell are you doing here?” Murphy
yelled at the two guards, who froze at the door.
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