Chapter 60
Betrayed by Blood~ Chapter 60
Xander sat in the corner of the cell, his left arm throbbing dully. A groan escaped his lips and his feet jerked forward, hitting the plate placed on the floor by his feet. He glanced at it; it was still filled with the stale bread and cold baked beans given to him in the morning. He didn’t take a bite of it, not trusting any of the guards around.
Although they were once under his command and followed his orders, now they were different. He was no longer the head warrior, and they didn’t respect him anymore.
Xander groaned again, leaning back against the walls. He shut his eyes tightly. The iron door groaned open, and Xander squinted against the sudden influx of light. He saw her immediately, Lydia. She stood outside the cell, talking to a guard for a second. The guard then marched up to his cell and unlocked it, allowing Lydia into the cell.
Lydia stepped in, her shoulders squared, the dark circles under her eyes betraying her exhaustion. It had been days since he last saw her, and he believed Caine was allowing her to visit him. "How are you feeling?" She asked, stopping right in front of him.
Xander snorted humorlessly, looking up at her and seeing the exhaustion clearer than before. "Shitty," he responded as he finally got to his feet.
"What do you have for me, Lydia? What’s going on?" He asked, and she sighed internally, locking her lips hesitantly.
"I- I-" she began, the words feeling heavy on her tongue.
Xander’s expression hardened, his heart beating louder than ever in his chest. "Lydia," he called out, and she stopped, lifting her eyes to stare at him.
"It was futile. Callum is on his way back to the pack," she replied. "The blood root- he couldn’t find it there. It went cold. The seller couldn’t be found."
Xander’s face drained of blood instantly. This was the only way he could have been proven innocent. Lydia found a link, a way to prove his innocence. If they found the seller of the poison, then he would be clear. He would be proven innocent, but this-