Chapter 85: Prince Theo’s Match

Not this again.

Was he jealous for no reason whatsoever again? Now was not the time nor the place to address any of this.

“Can we go? We are on limited time. Luther could come back and see that I’m not there.”

He looked me up and down for a moment. “l would love to, but how are you going to make a run in those?”

He pointed down to my heels.

He was right. They were beautiful shoes but they were not built for escaping a fortress like this.

I went to kneel so I could unclasp the little hooks but “Tallis” had already dropped down to his knee.

“What are you—”

“Ciana.” He didn’t look up at me.

“Raise your leg,” he ordered.

I-did as I was told and raised my foot in the air without thinking. His hands made quick work of removing the buckles and freeing my foot without touching my skin.

I was still in a fog, and couldn’t believe what was going on

— the most fearsome warrior in the world, the cruei Dark Prince… he just kneeled down to unbuckle my shoe?!

I must be dreaming… or losing my mind!

Even without direct contact, I felt the heat rise to my face. Little prickly sparks moved against my skin.

When he was done, “Tallis” stood to his full height and looked down at me. “Make sure you keep up. We have one shot at this and if we don’t make it in time we will both be dead.”

“O-okay…” I realized that he had replaced my high heels with a pair of comfortable flats. I never knew he could be so thoughtful.

Less talking and more moving then.”

He turned and started jogging into the forest, I followed closely behind him, picking up my dress so it didn’ t get caught on anything.

How far away is the tunnel from here?”

He looked over his shoulder at me. “l would say probably a good ten to fifteen minutes. It’s not that far. But we just need to make sure that we don’t get caught by any of the patrol wolves.’

“You said you had mastered their changeover times.”

“l have. But you can never be too careful. You are impor-

tant to Luther and he will do whatever it takes to keep you in his possession. Not to mention you told the guy you were falling in love with him.”

I rolled my eyes at his comment. “l didn’t.”

rolling your eyes

love with Luther.

who would be the

my mouth shut, just in time to swallow back a word

said it if I had the confidence. But I didn’t so

his shoulder at me. “What? Nothing to

it wouldn’t be a carny. How

halt to what looked like some kind of cave entrance. There was a small pedestal off to the side where I presumed

in the small hole. He took

and moved back toward the pedestal. “That should

the skirt of my dress and walked toward the pedestal. The full moon hung high above in

the true blood can open this pathway to freedom,” I read out loud. “Does this

means that only the blood of the Alpha or

blood in there? The

my mind whirling with different scenarios

Luther noticed my absence. I had played with his trust and emotions. Luther did not seem like the

need me alive I was sure he would not hesitate to kill

“No. We’ll be fine.”

blood to unlock this door. There is no one else who possesses the blood of the AIpha apart from him.

that

“Now is not the

didn’ t voice my frustration. It would do us no

it with inquisitive eyes. There was no way of bypassing the security measure they had put in place. We needed the blood or

back and get his

me with a look that

the best that I could come up with at this given point in time. “Don’t look at me like that. If you’ re so great, why don’t you come

and looked down at his hand

didn’t move. “What’s

to worry that he had frozen in place for some reason,

“How?”

sharp blade against his skin and pressed down, gliding the

out of his palm and he squeezed his fist shut, drawing out even more blood. His eyes were focused on the keyhole, willing the door to the

back after he

thought that maybe his efforts had

ground shook slightly as the heavy stone that had blocked the entrance rolled away opening up to the

was the daughter of the late Alpha of the Ortiz pack, which

only confirmed what I already

him, aren’t you?” I walked in front of

eyes, willing him to tell me the

go,” he simply

head. “Why do you continuously do this? Why

question again and only said. “Focus on your

pressed my hand on his chest and I felt the outline of the lapel pin. This was him but he just continuously denied it.

He kept his silence.

like but I know the truth. I know who you really are. And whether you choose to acknowledge it

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