Chapter 187 – Plotting
3rd Person
“Bribing the guards?” Bastien suggested, sharing his fifth idea of the morning.
Grayson promptly shot him down. “Tried it.”
“Tunneling out?” Bastien proposed next, determined to find a solution.
“Tried it.” James vetoed.
“Picking the locks?” The Alpha offered hopefully.
“That was like the first thing any of us tried.” Grayson drawled.
“Faking an illness?” Bastien throw out, feeling more and more defeated with every rejected idea.
“Tried it.” James confirmed, feeling no small margin of sympathy for the man. He knew how he would have felt if Blaise had caught Corinne, and even without knowing Selene, he was desperate to help his daughter. He and his mate had sacrificed everything for her, and it had been hard enough to hear the story Bastien told him about her life, he couldn’t al low her to suffer further.
Just then a familiar voice floated out of the darkness to wards the, somewhere to the left of their cells. “Would you
gentlemen like some assistance?”
“Who’s there?” Grayson demanded sharply.
“Helene?” Bastien exclaimed, sitting up in excitement.
“Hello there Alpha.” She greeted him warmly, appearing suddenly in the triangle of space between the three cells.
“Alpha? Grayson repeated, “You never mentioned you were an Alpha.” Unfortunately for Grayson, he’d been in his weekly torture session when Bastien shared his and Selene’s story with her father.
“Well in his defense I don’t know many Alpha’s who would want to admit they’d gotten themselves into this sort of pick le.” The’witch suggested, sparking his ire.
“And where were you when Blaise took us?” he growled. It hadn’t occurred to him at the time, but now that she wa in front of him he realized the only way she could have gotten away without also becoming prisoner, is if she left before the shit hit the fan.
fight another
with us then, we might have
him simply, “There’s a way out of
seen Selene?” Bastien pressed, positively
and without her powers, but Blaise hasn’t harmed
a sign of relief,
Lila, do you know if she’s
Safe and sound in Asphodel.” Helene as sured
the weight life from his
problem.” Helene ex plained grimly, “it’s getting out of the dungeon itself. You’re
Bastien snarled, all of his frustration pouring out of
of you is Grayson?” Helene inquired, surpris ing
you know me?” The
think the revolution died with you, did
exclaimed, beyond baffled now and losing his
murmured, “A
message from your old
get the man to talk about himself, which was understandable given the cir cumstances, but Bastien couldn’t help being curious. After all, they were stuck in a cell together with nowhere
the time, so it was a
my mind.” Helene related. “He was surprised to learn you were still alive.
don’t have time to wait for a full
enough of us
you have more time than you think.” Helene added. “I’m working to help restore Selene’s
soon can they get us out?” Bastien ques tioned
won’t be fast.” Something clanged in the dis tance, “We don’t have much time, is there a
sor ryl let
but that you’re sorry.” Helene replied. “It isn’t your fault that
can’t force you.” Bastien grumbled, “And there’s
Selene murmured in shock. “But he died. He died
her with a wide smile.
Selene admitted, blinking
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