Chapter 94 *Merikh*

Caspian groans as he lowers himself against some rubble, his hand on his back and a wince on his face. It's clear he is injured, but the stubborn fool won't allow anyone to look at the injury. Not that any of us can heal him, but assessing it is probably better than hoping for the best.

"How bad is it?" I ask. He looks away and sighs heavily.

"It is not life threatening, I don't think. Just painful." He admits. "I didn't see him sneaking up on me."

"Yeah, well, it was chaotic, and they got me good, too." I give him a reassuring smile. “It was highly unlikely we would all make it out of here uninjured."

Caspian snorts and nods his head in agreement.

"If we are lucky, we will all make it out of here alive.” He amends my statement.

"I have no intention of losing anyone, Caspian." I tell him. "Not if I can help it."

"That is comforting." He smirks.

"How long do we have to stay here?" Percy asks, pacing as if he is looking for his next hit.

He has been on edge since he joined us, but this is a whole new level of it. Percy looks like he may take off on his own one moment or break down in tears the next. He is struggling hard, but I need him to focus. We all need to be one step ahead this time.

"Sit down, Percy" I insist. He physically frowns, his nose scrunching as he follows my command, but not terribly willingly.

"Are you sure she said to stay here and wait for her?" He asks, his knee popping up and down as he lifts his bloodied hands and behind to chew on his nails.

"Percy." I say sternly, commanding his attention as he seems to snap out of his mind and looks at me. "Are you questioning me?"

His eyes grow

wide and he swallows roughly as he shakes his head no.

"We will be fighting again soon enough, Perc. You just need to be patient." Hayes assures him and Percy drags his hands through his hair, his face looking away.

"Are you sure it was even Colette?" Hayes asks, sitting next to me. I frown at him and he gives me a pitiful look. "It's a fair question and you know it."

in Colette's head before using her memories to distort her dreams. Granted, that is a usual practice of dream walkers, but who is to say Lily hasn't twisted the magic she uses? What keeps her from doing what she wants when laws

me. It was the full bond, the way I could feel her, and I knew she could feel me. The way I still feel her now, even with this distance. It's a nagging in the

Colette, I am certain." I say,

being controlled." Caspian

of her own mind and actions and that it is her." I tell

I look at Leandra, who seems distant sitting across from us, her knees tucked to her chest with her arms wrapped tightly

want to volunteer as tribute, huh?" Hayes asks

to the background as I reach out to Colette, just needing to hear her voice again. That reassurance she is safe, for real. My lycan stirs, whining as we wait for her response, even though we can feel that she is able to hear and process

a smile flashes over my lips. My heart races at her voice, my

enough-I tell her

Teiran is getting things prepared for our escape. It won't

you trust him?-- I ask

for Giselle will win

prefer to be doing this with some trusted individual who wasn't a prince of the species holding

-Did

you

her?-- She asks, her voice soft, broken, and I know immediately

did,-- I tell her,-Percy is, of

you?" Percy asks, leaning forward. "Does that

I tell him, pressing my lips

out of nowhere-She whispers,

of what you need from us next?-- -Merikh they know you are here. They knew it the

The over at Hayes, who is holding onto Leandra's hand even if she tries to take it away. It's obvious she

a

can feel a tingle of

as your love for me?-- She asks, and

you

soon-She says suddenly before I feel her just

checking out my leg. The

quickly." Leandra says softly. "We learned

to hurt you?” Hayes asks,

embarrassment. "It's complicated. Most of the dragons aren't awful. They

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