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.

that cared about me. I didn’t get to be with Cornelius for long before he was taken from us. Now I want to continue his work. I want to make

screech of what sounds like a chair scraping against the stone 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

The room we are in is nondescript. A plain, run–down concrete rectangle with boarded windows and a bright light mounted to at pole with wheels that looks like

same two that we had encountered when we arrived. These two look well–dressed

A thick angry scar runs from his chin, across his jawline, then down his

was questioned in prison

under compulsion. Do you

nothing to hide,” I shake my head.

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

I’ve not eaten since breakfast the morning

we are hesitant to give away our resources to just anyone. We have to

can wait a little

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Chapter 293

of the two men awkwardly staring at me pass before a third man pushes through the sheet curtain that is hung up

hinky with the other guy. He has been heavily compelled previously,” the third

were captured. He was one of Cornelius‘ original men, he was questioned much harder than me,” I

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