Found By The Lycan King novel Chapter 17

ADRIANA’S POV

"Aiden!" I called out, tears streaming down my face.

The guards turned around and looked at me in shock, but I didn't care about them. I was looking at the locked door in front of me, I couldn’t really see the inside and it made my anxiety skyrocket. I had no idea what they were doing to him in there.

"What are you doing here?" The guards asked, their eyes filled with surprise.

"Please, Miss," one of them said, his voice shaking. "You have to leave. It's not safe here."

I hesitated, my heart racing with fear. I knew that I should leave, that I should get as far away from there as soon as possible before Xander was notified. But I couldn't leave Aiden behind. He was in danger, and I couldn't abandon him.

"I can't leave," I said, my voice firm. "I won't leave Aiden here. He needs my help." The guards looked at me with desperation in their eyes.

"Miss, please," one of them begged. "You can't help him. Donavan will kill you both if you stay. You have to leave while you still can." I bit my lip, torn between my sense of duty and my survival instincts. "The order is from Alpha Xander. Please do not interfere."

"Please, let me see him," I pleaded with the guards, my heart racing with fear and desperation. "I just want to make sure he's okay." The guards looked at me sympathetically, but they didn't move.

"I'm sorry, miss," one of them said, his voice gentle. "But the Alpha has ordered that he be locked up. We can't let you see him."

"But I demand that I see him!" I cried out, tears streaming down my face. The guards looked at each other, uncertain. I could see the conflict on their faces, and I knew that they wanted to help me. "Please," I begged, my voice shaking with exaggerated emotion. "You have to let me see him." The guards looked at each other again, and then one of them nodded.

"Okay," he said, his voice barely above a whisper. "You can see him, but you have to be quick. And you can't tell anyone that we let you in."

As I walked into the cell, the sight that greeted me was horrific, almost immediately bile rose up to my throat. I pushed the feeling down and tried to run to him, but my feet refused to move.

Aiden was lying on a table, his body writhing in pain as the torturer worked on him.The torturer was using a variety of instruments, each one more cruel and twisted than the last. I watched as blood dripped from Aiden's wounds, and I could hear his pained moans echoing off the walls.

I couldn't stand to see him suffering like this, and I knew that I had to do something. I rushed forward and grabbed the torturer's arm, pulling him away from Aiden. "Stop!" I yelled, my voice shaking with emotion. "Leave him alone!" The torturer looked at me with a sneer, his eyes filled with hatred.

"You have no right to interfere," he spat, trying to pull away from me. I held on tight, determined to protect Aiden.

"I won't let you hurt him anymore," I said, my voice strong and resolute. "I won't let you kill him." The torturer laughed in jest and sneered at me again, but he finally relented and stepped away from Aiden.

I breathed a sigh of relief, my heart racing with emotion. I had saved Aiden, at least for now. But I knew that the fight wasn't over yet. He collapsed to the ground, and I rushed to his side, cradling his head in my lap.

"Aiden," I whispered, tears streaming down my face. "What have they done to you?"

He looked up at me, his eyes filled with pain. "Adriana," he said, his voice barely above a whisper. "You shouldn't be here. It's not safe. Leave immediately."

I shook my head, determined to help him. "I don't care," I said, brushing back the tears. I was startled from behind by a sudden, dark aura that sent shivers down my spine. I froze, my heart racing with fear as I turned to see who was behind me.

To my horror, I saw Donavan standing there, his face twisted with anger and hatred. His eyes were dark and cold, malevolence radiated off of him in waves, filling every corner of the small room. He was talking to the guards, his voice low and menacing, and I could see the fear in their eyes as they cowered before him.

"Adriana?" I heard Aiden's weak voice from behind. "Run!" It registered but I could do nothing as the evil aura emanating from him made me freeze in fright.

"What have you done?" he spat, his eyes narrowed into slits. "How could you let her in here?" The guards stammered, their voices shaking with fear.

"What have you done?" he growled, his voice filled with menace. "Why is he still alive?" He snapped, shooting Aiden a scornful glare. The guards looked at him nervously, their faces pale with fear.

"We-we were ready to carry out your orders," one of them stammered, his voice shaking with fear. "B-but she stopped us."

Donavan's face twisted into a snarl, and he took a step towards the guards, his fists clenched at his sides.

"You fools!" he spat, his voice dripping with hatred. "I told you to kill him! And now look at what you've done!"

The guards cringed at his words, their faces filled with fear and desperation.