The Tripartite Mate Bond Chapter 138: CHAPTER HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT

Getting ready this morning, I felt a strange feeling come over me. It was that feeling I always got after waking up and my mates had gone off to the gym or office since they woke up way earlier than me. It was like I'd missed them by a minute, but I couldn't grasp the reason why.

I blinded myself to the sensation and moved on with my day.

I didn't hate the room I got any more after seeing what others got to sleep in. There's no way these people would have been on her world domination theatrics if they weren't compelled and it's been my mission to find out what made it wear off or completely get destroyed but there were no books here and I didn't have Ares or Kane with their big brains to help me out so I was stuck with Juno who I knew I couldn't trust one bit.

As I tried to pack my hair, I began to search for a mirror in the room. I was doing everything I could do to present myself as the ever dutiful daughter she wanted even though we knew it was all a farce.

Today, I'd wanted to put more thought into my appearance after the condescending comments she'd made yesterday about my hair and my dull eyes. It's not my fault I couldn't sleep in the middle of nowhere in an overly decorated camp treehouse. Besides, I missed my mates or whatever it is we are now and Lyra too. Not knowing If I'd ever hear her sweet voice again gave me nightmares so it was better to stay awake and plot my escape.

I wanted information, I'd gotten enough information about them and their plans and I needed to leave, I didn't even want to wait till they were ready to attack. I was just terrified of getting stuck in here or worse, her attempts at controlling my mind finally working. I was a dragon kin and that made it difficult but I didn't want to find out my elastic limit.

Also, since the information I gave that backstabber was in that exact time frame, it'd be smart to move before it but without a secret weapon, I was simply dreaming. I didn't even know what direction we took to get here.

Also, considering my hair has probably grown back by now, I doubt anyone was looking for me and if they were, they'd not found the trails I'd left for them.

I felt helpless with each passing day.

Juno walked in while I was brushing my hair with a pair of clothes in her hand.

“What's that?” I asked in confusion because my dear mother has never allowed me to wear anything with a speck of black on it but these were completely black.

“It's your ‘war attires’,” Juno answered with a smile.

“I don't understand. Has she gotten the call she's been waiting for?”

She nodded, her mood brightening at the thought of escape or completely annihilating the world as we know it popping up on her face, I never know which mood she's in.

I was hoping for a few more days to get my plans straightened out and even escape but the idea of it happening so soon put me in panic mode but I had to maintain a facade of excitement for Juno to have nothing to report back to her mistress.

She had tried several times to apologize to me about kidnapping and handing me over to a bunch of guys who tortured and nearly killed me but I didn't let her do that. She was still going to betray me again if i gave her the chance.

“That's great, can't wait to get this over with. Meanwhile I need a mirror. I'm trying to give a presentable look to her highness today but I can't seem to find one," I asked, opening drawers and cupboards in search of it. It seemed she used this room as storage for her personal items before I came in, meanwhile, her soldiers slept in the freezing cold.

And I mean, for such a conceited person, a mirror would be one of the basic things in this camp so it was difficult to believe that she remembered hair oils for mother and daughter but forgot a damn mirror.

I realized Juno hadn't said anything so I paused my search and turned around. Her face was pale and the clothes she’d brought were nearly falling out of her hands.

I walked up to her and snapped my hands in her face and she sneezed before coming back to her normal self, or whatever she was for Leticia’s pleasure. I hated how such a ferocious warrior like Juno had been turned into a handmaiden.

She looked at me weirdly before going to sit on the bunk bed.

“You're freaking me out, Juno. Whats wrong?” i asked, genuinely concerned.

“You mentioned a forbidden word, I guess. But it's okay, let's get you prepared for tonight. The color will even help you blend into the night,” she said, trying to wave off her earlier reaction and talking about the escape which got me concerned.

“Mirrors?” I tried again thinking how lucky I might actually be and just as I imagined, Juno behaved like she was a malfunctioning robot.

It would have been funny but I really pitied the girl. When she came to, tears were pouring down her cheeks and I decided to just join her happy train of delusion and pretend everything was fine and dandy until I found a way out of here. Specifically, i needed to find some mirrors. No wonder those swords were a weirdly dark color. Hmm

I cleaned her tears and changed the topic quickly.

“Let's get dressed and go before she gets upset, okay?” i told her, taking the clothes from her.

“But what about your escape plans? Have you changed your mind?” she asked in a weird, cartoon voice.

Way to be obvious, Leticia, she didn't even call it ours. Knowing who I was actually dealing with, I knew I had to be very careful.

“Didn't you tell me she was the literal princess of the deep Tartarus?” I asked her.

“Yea, Mistress is quite powerful,” she squealed, pleased with herself.

“So don't you think it'll be dumb of us to try to escape from her?” I asked, putting on my clothes gradually.

She nodded like a little girl in response.

“But don't you want to go back to your mates?” she asked suddenly, evoking the deep sorrow I'd been hiding quite well these past few days. I'd successfully gone two days without breaking down in tears over a bond that was no longer connected.

“Let me tell you a secret, Juno. Do you really want me to trust you?” I asked her, coming to sit with her on the bed. She turned to me , her face fully concentrating on my words. I really pitied the girl inside of this robot even though she betrayed me. Mind compulsion is a terrible thing.

‘Yes please. I'm really sorry for hurting you,” she apologized for the millionth time.

“I've told you to let that go, I'm fine and that's all that matters,”

“You're too kind. I feel terrible every time i remember i was the reason for that and Axel wasn't even responsible for my brother's death, either,” she said and I frowned

“Sister,”

“What?” she asked in confusion.

It seemed this total control of her mind happened recently so all the information hasn't loaded properly.

“Your sister was Axel’s mate and she died accidentally but hey, let's not go into that, okay? I want to tell you this secret and you must keep it hush hush. Leticia must not find out about it, okay?” I said and she nodded fervently.

“Good, so the thing is, my mates weren't the very best so I found a witch who snapped the bonds. So, right now, I have no one chasing after me and no one cares about me either so I guess I'll just stay here. She's been the only parent who actually gave a crap about me anyway," I said, pushing a lot of sadness into my words so she could feel the emotion and hopefully buy it.

I needed them to ditch every idea of me escaping out of their minds completely.

“So you'll be staying with us?” she asked, a weird enthusiasm coming from her.

“Yes but if you want to escape, I'll advise you to wait until we’re close to victory. We’ll need all the hands that we can get," I said, my hands smoothing out the black cargo pants, black tank top and a jacket to match that I'd worn.

I did feel badass in the outfit.

I looked back at Juno and there was a different look to her. I couldn't place my hand on it but it felt like Leticia had left her after discovering that I wasn't planning to run away but I didn't want to take chances so I knew I had to stay in character.

“You try to act as though you're different from her but you're both the same power hungry bitches trying to control the world. I can't wait for her to finally take control of you, maybe you'll be less greedy,” she snapped at me, her face filled with rage.

“Come on Juno, be practical here. Without my mates, what future do I have in this supernatural world? With her, I get to be the princess in a new world and I could do so much more with my powers so don't be all judgy and shit, you took the chance to condemn me to death when it suited you and yet here you are, giving me crap about my desire to survive a world that has not been kind to me,” I rebutted, putting on my thigh boots because the rain would make everywhere muddy and totally ignoring her as she stood there, pissed off.

“I wish they had succeeded in killing you!” she growled in anger and walked away from the room.

I didn't feel guilty about leaving juno out of my escape plans. She might genuinely want to escape but so do the over one million supernaturals under this bitches control. She didn't get a free pass just because she tried to kill me.

I walked out of the room with a mission in mind. There were women in here, there's no way someone didn't have even a tiny mirror and I'm going to find one.