Chapter 1136


    Chapter 1136 The Mainstay


    Crystal''s POV:


    Using the torch of my phone, I entered the secret passage under the bed.


    It was filled with meandering and spiraling steps.


    Both sides of the narrow passage were lined with stone walls, making me feel a bit ustrophobic.


    I counted the steps, which went down and then up.


    The entire structure wasid out in a U shape.


    After walking over five hundred steps, I came to three identical forks.


    I was puzzled and didn''t know which path to choose.


    "Try them all," Yana suggested.


    "Well, you''re right."


    Fortunately, there were no booby traps at these forks, and two of them were simply dead ends.


    Only one fork led to the outside.


    After several twists and turns, I finally spotted the sky again.


    I shoved away the boulder at the entrance of the cave and walked out.


    The passage opened into a small garden in the corner of the imperial pce, and was quite secluded.


    It was far away from the pce of the lycan king, and it was close to the pces where those elders of


    the royal family lived.


    I walked along the path and carefully noted my surroundings.


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    I spotted several security cameras installed in the area.


    Perhaps I could find a clue through the surveince video.


    After considering it a while, I went to meet the steward who was in charge of the elders’ pces.


    The steward was a middle-aged man.


    Dressed in a crisp suit, he looked as if he was dead-on serious and impartial.


    When he heard my request to check the surveince video, he bluntly refused.


    "Even though you''re an Alpha, you have no authority to interfere in the affairs of the imperial


    pce.You can only check the footage with the consent of the lycan king."


    "I just want to see the surveince video of the small garden nearby.I don''t want to see the pce


    interiors, or vite anyone''s privacy."


    I was so agitated that my volume automatically rose.


    The steward remained unmoved.He gazed at me with his hands sped behind Lis back.


    "Alpha Crystal, this is the residence of the elders of the royal family.Please don''t create amotion


    here."


    "It''s urgent.Please make an exception for me this time." I repeatedly tried to humble myself.


    I almost begged him, but ke didn''t let me watch the video, no matter how I pleaded.I was burning with


    angst.


    My son had just been kidnapped.


    This was a crucial time to search for him.I needed to hurry.I called Rufus, but no one answered.I


    guessed he was upied in tending to Beryl.


    In the end, I had no choice but to barge into the surveince room with my men.


    The guards stopped us, and even the elders were alerted.


    They were not happy to hear that I wanted to check the surveince footage.


    Some arrogant elders even ordered the guards to throw us out.


    I was so enraged that I fought them head-on.


    Chaos reigned.


    Many noisy people gathered around to watch the fun, but I couldn''t be bothered.


    My only concern was my son.


    The more lime I spent tangling with these people, Lhe grealer danger my som would be in.


    In a moment of desperation, I unintentionally released a burst of lycan power.


    The expression of the elders, who had been bean watching the drama unfold, transformed drastically.


    At that moment, Rufus suddenly appeared and shouted, "Stop!"


    When I heard his voice, I instantly calmed down.


    I felt wronged.


    Rufus looked livid, but I wasn''t scared.


    The second Iid my eyes on him, all my fear and panic dissolved.


    l approached him.


    My tears started flowing down again when I saw him.


    Choking on my sobs, I said in a helpless voice, "Arron was kidnapped..."