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That’s great. The potion?
Absolutely. She felt more confident than she had in a long time. She’d avoided using emerald flame but now that she had she was kicking herself. Hard. Maybe she could have gotten Kiara out sooner. On the other hand, there was a strong possibility Braden’s support had made this possible.
She took a deep breath and approached the gate. The usual purple and back spell-clouds were fainter than ever. She pushed the wood gate open and began to move swiftly down the path to the side of the compound. A block wall formed the boundary between the property and the sidewalk beyond. The spell also blocked the city noises so that the grounds were very quiet.
As she walked, this time the spell gave way with a bare lifting of her hand.
You with me? She called back to Braden and realized he wasn’t there.
Whipping around, she could see her team but they were stuck. She hurried back in their direction. Sorry, I got carried away.
Thank God. It’s like mud in here for the rest of us.
She took his hand and started forward once more. The team fell into place behind Braden. She kept one eye on the path and the other on the seven men following her.
They’d been wolf warriors for a long time and maintained silence. Each levitated a few inches above the ground.
Greg’s voice entered the group telepathy. There are women in each of these cells. What the hell is this?
She didn’t hesitate to speak the truth. A place of torture.
Maeve ignored the expletives that exploded from Greg’s mind. She almost pathed an ‘amen’ in response.
When she reached the last cell, she saw what she already knew to be true. Kiara wasn’t there.
Braden’s voice entered her mind. This is Kiara’s cell, isn’t it?
It is. Do I press on, Braden? Because I have no idea what we’ll find.
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Braden knew he had to take the reins of the mission. It was one thing to bust someone out of a cell they could locate. But another to enter a fortified compound. Will Veyda’s spell last? If it
does, you’ll need to keep leading us to the torture site. If not, I want you behind me as we move forward.
Let’s find out.
He still held her hand as she moved to the edge of the building. The spell was a swirling purple and black smoke that tugged at him. He kept a vigilant watch on the team behind him as well. The wolves stuck close.
When she reached the corner, he tugged on her hand. Careful. When you take a look, lean just enough to use only one eye.
He waited as she pressed herself close to the wall and leaned just enough to get a view of what was out there.
I’m seeing an immaculate garden.
He could feel her sudden distress. What is it? Kiara?
No, it’s that Veyda has used something so beautiful to disguise the horror of what goes on in this place.
All right. Take a breath. Literally. Now. Breathe.
He watched her back rise and fall. Better?
Yes. Sorry.
No worries. Do you see any guards?
None. Just a long walkway that leads to a street-side, heavy iron gate and stone walls. The spell doesn’t cover the front part of the compound.
