“What do you mean moms in the dungeons? Why would you let them take her there?” Cj asks clearly speaking on behalf of all of us.
My dad gestures for us to sit with him on the couches. We follow behind him.
He sits on the one 2-seater with Cj, while Josey and I sit on the other. Separated by a coffee table.
“Your uncle Deacon put truth serum in today’s breakfast and drinks. After hearing your grandmother say that people close to us will betray us, he didn’t want to leave anything to chance.
Max then had all us gather in the dining hall so he could get some answers. Elise and Bella have been working with the rogue alpha too but that’s something Max will tell you all about.” My father says then he looks at us individually scratching his neck.
“Your mother came forth because she couldn’t hold it in thanks to the drug. She confessed to working with the rogue alpha after her mate came to her and told her that if she worked with Reginald, he will take her as his Luna and mate. She confessed to conspiring against you Sabrina. It was her plan to have Ralyn as Luna so we could get out of the pack and leave it powerless for rogues to take over.” Dad said and I couldn’t believe it.
I stood up shaking my head no.
“Where is she?” Cj asks and we look up to my dad who sighs in defeat before he gets up and walks to the door. “Come on. You all want the truth so you will get it from her. Follow me.” He says with his beta voice back. We all rush to follow him.
We get to the underground floor and when my dad opens the steel door that leads to the dungeon, we all cover our noses. The stench of blood and probably death took over. It was intense. We followed my dad as we passed cells with blood splattered all over them and some prisoners missing a limb here and there. This was brutal.
“I know to never get on Max’s bad side now” Cj jokes. Lycans don’t play. Betray them and you will regret it. They will have you begging them to end your life.
Now I was worried for Remi. I didn’t want to believe what my dad said but also, why would he lie to me. He had no reason to and if he was lying Max wouldn’t just help him torture Remi for fun. No.
We stopped at one cell and there she was. Sitting on the ground, untouched. Not a hair out of place. The Remi we all knew and loved. She looked up at us and she smiled.
We couldn’t come any closer as the bars were made of silver. Remi got up and walked to us, she also didn’t get too close to the bars.
“You’re all back” she says to us as if confused. Did she forget about my mother’s abrupt visit in Max’s office or?
“Tell them Remington. Tell them what you did.” My father spat out her name like it was venom. He hardly ever used her full name. We never used her full name. She said she didn’t like it.
Remi looked at me then at Josey and then her eyes landed on Cj.
“Tell them what? I have nothing to say them. I did nothing wrong and you let them put me in here!” She screamed at my dad. They argued for a good minute as Remi moved dangerously close to the bars. I took it as my chance to grab her hand as I grazed through one silver bar and hissed in pain. I decided to look through her mind to get the truth.
I should’ve asked for permission; I know but clearly someone is not telling us something. That someone happened to be Remi. How she would meet up with Reginald at odd hours of the night when we thought she was sleeping. Talking to her mate about how she was willing to leave Cj behind and be with him. How she convinced Ralyn to lie and say Percy took her virginity. It was her plan all along. My heartbreak, seeing me in pain. It was all her. I also saw her confession in the dining hall too. I let go of her hand like it contained poison and looked at her in disbelief.
“How could you? I trusted you! I saw you as my mother! All this for your mate? Do you really think he will come for you?” I ask her. I was so hurt. My own mother, this woman raised me. She taught me almost everything.
“Sabrina, I need my mate. At least you have Max. I need my mate; I feel like I can’t breathe without him. I never loved your father and he never loved me. I was only to seduce him but Cj happened and he was not part of the plan. It didn’t rain so I didn’t think I’d have him and then I was stuck with all of you. I love you all but I love my mate more.” Remi says to us. No hint of remorse in her tone.
I look at my siblings and grab hold of their hands so I can show them what I saw. They had to see it to believe it.