“Welcome fine fellows and gentle Fae!” Hamish called eagerly and Darius dropped the silencing bubble. “Step forth to make your vows and we will get you all set up inside in no time.”
Tyler strode forward with a snort of warning at the other Pegasuses who all parted to let him go first, and he led Sofia over with him so that they could make their vows.
Darius continued past them. Guiding the bike into the tunnel and leading the way into the impressive corridor which almost felt like it belonged in a manor house instead of beneath the ground with its vaulted ceiling and pale grey walls.
We started walking deeper into The Burrows together and I realised how quiet it was. “Is there another sweep taking place to try and find the killer?” I asked in a low tone.
“He’s got the Cyclopses working in force again,” Orion said with a nod, a line of worry on his brow. “But if they don’t find something soon, I think we’ll have to take this into our own hands.” Him and Darius shared a dark look which told me exactly what kind of plan they had for getting information out of people and I released a nervous little whinny.
“Have you got any suspects in mind?” Darius asked him as he cast a silencing bubble around us.
“Well, we’re trusting the Cyclopses to find the truth. Who better than one of them to hide their involvement?” Orion suggested and a shiver of trepidation darted down my spine.
“You really think it could be one of them?” I asked, shuddering at the memory of the last interrogation and the invasive feeling of the Cyclops pushing into my memories.
“Seems like a decent place to start,” Orion said and Darius nodded.
“I’m not going to rest until this is dealt with,” Darius growled.
“Then let’s pay them a visit,” Orion said.
“I’ll catch up with you. I’m going to see Roxy first,” Darius said and Orion nodded his goodbye, heading down a side tunnel and melding into the dark like a shadow given life. I was more than happy to leave him to that twisted task.
I slowed my pace, waiting for the herd to catch up as they made their vows and we were soon leading them deeper into the impressive labyrinth of tunnels that had been created down here to hide the rebels.
There was an unsettled energy passing between everyone, little shivers running through the herd who followed behind us and I brushed my hands over them on instinct to calm them.
My heart twisted over Professor Clippard’s death, and my hate for my father grew a little sharper as I worked to reassure the members of my Order who he’d planned to kill today.
I trotted over to Tyler and Sofia and she immediately pulled me closer with a soft neigh leaving her lips. My pulse shot up as her naked curves were pressed to my body and my dick jumped to attention which she definitely fucking felt. She didn’t pull away though and I couldn’t help but trail my fingers over the sensitive place between her shoulder blades, making her whinny softly as she shivered for me.
I simply ignored Tyler’s narrow eyed look at me as I held her tight, trying to muscle his arm off of her, but he didn’t let go. My hand grazed his and heat washed out over my skin from the contact.
“Thanks for everything, buddy,” Tyler said in an overly friendly way as I released Sofia and I wished I had some damn pants because I was half masting and it was not something I could hide. “We can take it from here.”
“Don’t be an asshole,” Sofia said, stamping her foot and Tyler snorted indignantly, looking over at me again. “He saved our lives today.” Sofia’s light blue eyes glittered and my chest swelled with pride. “Is there some way we can talk to our families? I don’t have my Atlas.”
“Hamish can get messages delivered to families. But you won’t be able to contact them directly. He’ll give you an Atlas, but it can only be used for the private network we have in the Burrows,” I said and she frowned, her worry over her family clear. “I’ll get Hamish to come see you today,” I promised.
Tyler nodded, his cocky mask slipping for a second to reveal his worry over his own family and I knew I had to do this for them.
“Are Tory and Darcy here?” Sofia asked hopefully.
“Yeah, come on. They’ll be excited to see you.” I led the way forward as they followed and Darius swung his leg over the bike, starting the engine and riding it down the tunnel, the roar of the engine echoing off of the walls.
It finally dawned on me how close they’d all come to death today, a pit of dread opening up in my stomach. If we’d acted any slower, if Gabriel hadn’t seen it coming…