Chapter 22 We Eloped!

*Ciana*

Darkness surrounded me as I sat there on the dingy dungeon floor-waiting.

Waiting for what, I wasn’t sure. My mouth was so dry, my tongue was practically stuck to the roof of my mouth. My stomach was so empty, it had given up rumbling long ago and now just consisted of a dull ache deep within me.

My dreams, when I managed to doze off, usually consisted of me standing next to a beautiful lake full of water that I couldn’ t get to, no matter how hard I tried, and a feast full of all kinds of my favorite foods that I simply couldn’t taste.

I wanted to tell Jake the truth. In fact, I had told him the truth.

 

But he couldn’t release me.

At this point, if I had been a spy for that Luther person, I probably would’ve confessed. But I had nothing to tell Jake or Theo or anyone other than the truth.

I had been hoping to find out more information about the state of things in my own pack, and that’s why I’d gone to look for that man who had kidnapped Brook, and nothing more….

Brook. The thought of her made me sad, not because I missed her so much, though it was true that I did, but because I felt so sorry for her. She had to be worried sick about me.

“Ciana!”

Why, even now, I was hallucinating that I could hear the sound of her voice. Goodness, how I missed her.

“Ciana? Are you in there? It’s so dark.”

288 Vouchers.

As quickly as I could get up off of the floor, I rose, stumbling on unsteady legs as I went to the unguarded, but locked, bars that made up a cell door.

“Brook?” I questioned; reaching through to touch her hand. It felt so warm compared to my cold one. “Are you really here?”

She pulled me to the bars, hugging me tightly. “Oh, thank goodness you’re all right. I’ve been so worried about you!” Her tears landed on my cheek, and my tongue darted out to lick them up without me even thinking simply because it was moisture.

She let me go. “Here, I brought you some water.”

“Brook, you’re my angel!”

that amount of liquid could last me a

you

Beta Jake is not as

few days while I was a prisoner down here, he hadn’t

of here,” I whispered to her. As I rehydrated, I could think a bit

release you soon,” Brook said. I looked at her surprisingly as she offered me her analysis, “otherwise there was no way Beta

or maybe that he could be kind when he wanted to be, had faded as quickly as the last food I’d eaten had

because of his stupid berry, but I really didn’t care if

I didn’t want to debate with my good friend when she was taking a great risk to pay me a

up in her eyes, even though it was so dark. “But not very

I said, thinking it was impossible or far too dangerous for her to try and sneak the key away from Jake or Theo. “Who else

came to me. “Brook!” I said, grasping her arms tightly in my grip. “I know who you can ask for

me as what I was sure had to be

crested my

could do was chuckle with delirium

to come to my aid, Your Highness,” I said, stili slurping on a canteen full of water. I’d already eaten a few pieces of fruit, some dried beef, and some raw vegetables. They were the most portable foods I could ask for when I was being sprung from the

run away.

Warren please. You don’t want others to find out our identity, right?”

and finally I gave him a nod. We’d run at first, once we got outside of the castle, but then, I’d gotten tired, probably

so unreasonable as to lock you up as

but I looked away from the handsome prince. All I’d asked him to do was unlock the cell door and look away as I did my best

Prince Warren. Someone so good and kind had insisted on coming along with me to make sure that I got clear of the palace guards

the woods yet- both literally and figuratively as we were actually walking through a densely wooded area-I felt a lot better about my chances of escaping with my

through the woods, memories of the last time I’d been alone in the woods with Warren

now that it had been him

this with him when he’d first come to unlock

was determined to keep me

there’s no way that she would tell anyone. Besides, it isn’t like we eloped or something. Even if they do find out, what is my brother going to do to

certainly seen my fair share of Theo’s reactions when he was determined to punish someone.

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