Chapter 99 To The North

**Georgia‘s POV

Ethan had said little about what was going on in the north other than rogues were to blame.

As much as I trusted my brother, his long absence and slight secrecy made me skeptical. I knew my brother better than most. With the way he was acting, something else was at play.

Estrella had gone back to the pack, and Vicky was busy helping the displaced civilians. Talon could barely leave the war room. The only person who seemed to have all the time in the freaking world was Madalynn, who just didn‘t have the ability to stop talking about wedding preparations.

This was the perfect opportunity for me to get away from the castle. However, before that, I needed to figure something out.

“Excuse me.” I called out to a young, petite scullery maid. “The man that was brought in from the north. Where is he?”

My brows furrowed as I stared over the text on the ancient red book sitting in my lap. Stroke marks and black ink decorated each delicate page. Although I couldn‘t understand all of the ancient language, it didn‘t change the fact that I found it fascinating.

‘What‘re you reading, Miss Georgia?” Blake asked curiously.

“Nothing.” Curling my hands around the book in my lap once more, I marked my place and pushed it back into my satchel. I tried to show the book to others before and failed, so I wasn‘t going to bother another person. “And just Georgia, please.”

Blake had overheard a conversation I was having with the witness from the north and had taken it upon himself to offer to be my guide. Even though I tried to explain I wasn‘t going north to throw off suspicion, he seemed to see through my facade.

“Why didn‘t you stay with Lily back in the castle?”

With a smile, he shrugged. “She is safe in the capital. However, I have to find our parents, and that is something Lily agrees about as well.”

“This journey is risky,” I sighed. “You do realize that you are taking a huge leap of faith when the chance of finding them is very slight?” “Yes, Miss Georgia. But if you are not afraid, I‘m not either.”

I gave up on trying to get Blake to omit the prefix. He insisted on showing respect to the royal families and the warriors, so there wasn‘t much I could do to change that.

A sigh escaped me as I shook my head, “It‘s not the same….”

Thad been trained as a warrior since I was young like everyone else in our pack. I went off to the best boarding school when Ethan took over the pack and it didn‘t take me long before I pushed my way to the head of the class,

Blake, however, was just an ordinary villager… and not from the Drogomor pack.

“Don‘t worry about me, Miss Georgia. I know all the secret pathways in and out of the forest and village. I already escaped once from the rogues, I will be able to do it again if needed.”

Realizing that there was no arguing with him, I nodded my head in understanding. It would be nice to have someone accompany me.

Rather than hiding behind the capitol walls, I believed I would be more useful in the north. I could find more survivors and help them get to shelters with Blake‘s help.

Had you told me earlier in the week I would be hiding in the transportation trucks with Blake on our way to the north to help with survivors… I probably would have said you‘re crazy.

Yet, with my brother‘s protocols, this was the only way out. So now I was hiding behind barrels of grain and medical supplies, with Blake praying that no one saw us before we got there. However, unbeknownst to Blake, I was also looking for someone. Someone who could be behind the rogues.

I needed to find him and stop him.

The truck jolted to the side, its tires sliding across the icy terrain. “What was that?” I asked. We were both on high alert.

“I‘m not sure. I think we may have blown a tire,” Blake whispered.

We listened as the driver climbed out of the truck.copy right hot novel pub