The Wannabe Warrior
Chapter 37

Madison POV

Looking at the monitors in Gerome’s room, I was looking to see what the camera angles were being displayed in all the areas, and if I needed to change them, Gerome may say all is okay, but he does not see what I am looking at and I really wanted to capture everything at the mine, there was definitely a lot of activity over there. I feel that with all the rusting parts and parts yet to rust, that some excavation work has been done or is still happening at the mine? Doubt any of the rogues or Dark River pack would tell us anything. Who is the weakest link?

I agree, when asked about Graham using my tablet, he has knowledge already from when we were developing the app.

Then I heard the question from Gerome. Karen had been in the herb garden. Many herbs are used by the Doctor and others are for food, but Karen should not have a use for either as she is not the cook.

Goddess no, is she going to poison everyone? I asked Gerome what herb and cringe. No, not poison, put them to sleep or give them diarrhoea.

Zane takes over and organises with Alpha to go search for Karen’s room.

We headed there with four warriors in tow. She should be at the first barracks.

Alpha heads to the kitchen to look for Karen. I head to her room with one warrior in tow and Zack goes to the dining room to see if she is serving there.

I don’t knock on the door, just open the unlocked door, and enter. Her room is a mess, I doubt she has ever put her clothes away and it smells like she has been bedding some of the Dark River Pack and a rogue. It was a terrible smell and I wrinkled my nose at the smell.

Looking around, I start with the drawers, then I lift the mattress and then the wardrobe. There in the wardrobe is the smell I was looking for. I rummage around the bottom shelf and replace a ring attached at the bottom of the cupboard. I pulled on the rind and found the false bottom and the package of herbs and assorted dried leaves.

Not replaceing any more, I turned and left the room, closing the door behind me, the warriors’ step behind me and followed me down the hall.

I headed to the dining room first, and could not see either Karen or Zane, so I went to the kitchen and only the staff were there cooking and preparing food for dinner and others were doing the dishes. Not replaceing Alpha or Karen, I headed back to Alpha’s office. I don’t want to carry the package around with me.

I did not need the warrior and he returned to his barracks, after I entered the packhouse.

Not replaceing Alpha in his office, I decided to mind-link him. I don’t like to do this very often. I was taught to never mind-link the Alpha unless it was an emergency, then changed my mind and mind-linked Zane. He was less likely to be annoyed at my interruption.

‘Where are you?’ I asked as sweetly as I could.

‘In the dungeons.’ Was his short reply. I assume he was busy and listening to someone else and I was interrupting.

‘Oh, okay, I found enough materials in Karen’s room to put every warrior to sleep. If she served meals the night before an attack, she could put them all to sleep and the rogues would have found no opposition.’

‘By the goddess, she is the worst. Will let Alpha know.’

‘Do you want me to come to you?’

‘No, I don’t want you in the dungeons, it is not for you.’

‘What? Why?’ I was shocked by this statement.

‘Just trust me, you will not like the smell. For one thing, I have more than Karen down here.’

‘Okay, I will put these clippings out in the drying room and label them, I can still use them.’

Having finished with the plants.

I headed to the kitchen and chatted with the staff that were eating their meal. It was late and most of the people had eaten, with most of the kitchen clean, the kitchen staff were having their meals. Luckily, there was enough for me to enjoy a meal with them. I do enjoy Mary’s company, she is a bubbly older lady, who loves cooking and enjoys her life in general, not at all minding being an omega. Here it did not matter, whether you were an omega or a warrior or a delta, you were treated with respect.

A hot shower and a quick shave of the legs and I was exhausted, deciding not to wait for Zane to get to bed. I climbed into bed and set the alarm for my usual time and soon fell into the dark abyss called sleep.