Fractured by N.O Darling

Chapter 293

Chapter 293

**Luke’s POV

“Tell me again how you escaped?” The unknown voice demands from the other side of this stinky sack.

I shift uncomfortably in the chair they have me chained to. They know I can easily port out of their restraints, so this is clearly some kind of test.

“I had just finished having a family visit with my brother when there was some kind of explosion. One of the exterior walls was completely destroyed and people were injured. Robert and I were just going through processing to be put back into the main prison, and so we avoided the main blast. We were able to slip out during the chaos. It seemed like someone else was breaking out and there was some sort of standoff with the prison guards. So we took advantage of the opportunity, and we have been on the run since,” I say, repeating the story for the third time.

“And you say you worked closely with Cornelius before you were incarcerated?” he asks.

“Yes, I was one of the first human–born Greys. Cornelius came for me just before

‘So you grew up in the human realm?”

my 18th birthday,” I lie.

be with Cornelius for long before he was taken from us. Now I want to continue his work. I want to make those

floor. Then footsteps approach me. I try to exclude calmness, telling myself these are my people, I have nothing to fear. The sack is pulled from my head and I blink at the sudden light

of the sack as I take in my surroundings. The room we are in is nondescript. A plain, run–down

we arrived. These two look well–dressed and too clean and groomed to be living in abandoned buildings

one of the men asks. He is tall with blond hair. A thick angry scar runs from his chin, across his jawline, then

when I was questioned in prison years ago,” I

question you under compulsion. Do you have any objections?” he asks.

have nothing to hide,”

won’t be long now,” the second guy grins, but it’s

I’ve not eaten since breakfast the morning before we escaped,” I say, keeping up the

give away our resources to just anyone. We have to be sure you are worthy

can wait a little longer,” I

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pass before a third man pushes through the sheet curtain that is hung

heavily compelled previously,” the third man says with a

were heavily questioned with compulsion when we were captured. He was one of Cornelius‘ original men, he was questioned much harder than

issue with you?” rogue number three asks with a raised brow.