10. Secret

The golden sunlight engulfed the small village on the northern side of Rojo La Luna like a raging fire. In the midst of the solitude, the pack's leader of leaders arrived with his compeer. Each head bows in reverence, including their dreaded pack leader, Milan.

"What was my instruction, Milan?"

Milan remained silent. He is well aware of what will happen if he responds. The chief has granted him the authority to administer the northern homestead, an extending pack of Rojo La Luna, with strict instructions not to go beyond the agreement. And he disobeyed the plan by hurting that woman.

"Where's the woman?"

Everyone began to shake with fear and anxiety, causing them to remain silent. The head asks again, this time with greater power, giving no one a chance to resist and merely answer.

"In the cell, my liege," Milan said quietly.

The lord went straight to the cell while the rest of his cronies remained outside. The cell was filthy, dark, and suffocating. And it was where Aria had been se