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.

“I ran then, so we could all fight another day.” She ex plained, her voice remorseful.

us then, we might have won.”

him simply, “There’s a way out of this for you,

her, have you seen Selene?” Bastien pressed, positively aching for news of his

answers, “She’s alright. Frightened and without her powers, but Blaise hasn’t harmed her –

of

with her final word. “And Lila, do you know

and sound in Asphodel.” Helene

life from his chest. “Can you

dungeon itself. You’re 20 stories deep

do?” Bastien snarled, all of his frustration pouring out of

Grayson?” Helene inquired, surpris ing

me?” The

with

woman?” Grayson exclaimed, beyond baffled now and losing his

Bastien murmured, “A

have a message from your old

man to talk about himself, which was understandable given the cir cumstances, but Bastien

a

I was there in front of him, your name came to my mind.” Helene related. “He was surprised to learn you were

have time to wait for a full force insurgence.” Bastien

not enough of us – not when Blaise

working to help

soon, how soon can they get

in the dis tance, “We don’t have much time, is there a message you’d like me to give to

heart panged, “Tell her I love her, that I’m so sor ryl let this happen… that

everything but that you’re sorry.” Helene replied. “It

you.”

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murmured in shock. “But he died. He

Helene corrected her with

Selene admitted,

his story, but for now

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