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So awesome.
“Fascinating,” Farrow said. “Now how about you zap him again. He’s not staying down, princess.”
Except I was too curious about the sword to use the shield again. After giving my right wrist a flick, steel shot up from my cuff, right into the palm of my hand, so all I had to do was wrap my fingers around the hilt that appeared, and I was holding a sword.
“Sweet.”
I popped out of the opening of my cell, landing on level ground with both feet. Then I took care of the guard in short order. Gaping at what I’d just done, I straightened, feeling suddenly mighty.
Kicking ass really got the blood flowing and your energy jumping. It was quite exhilarating.
Until Indigo’s bored voice came from below. “So…” he wondered aloud. “Feel like helping anyone else escape, now?”
“Oh!” I jumped. “Right. Hold on.”
It took a bit to figure out how to retract the vine ladder back into a hairpin, but once I realized I just needed to tug on the top half of the clip that had grown up to the top of the vine, it fell into my palm with ease, no longer a ladder but once again a mere hairpin.
Dual purpose. Very nice.
I got Indigo out next, making sure to be quieter with his door after I opened it. Then I tossed the hairpin down to him. After activating the magic, he scrambled onto the ladder without hesitation and hurried up to me.
As Indigo went off to check for more possible approaching guards, I turned to look down at Farrow in his cage.
My heart twisted as we stared at each other through the bars. Déjà vu hit me hard. This wasn’t the first time we’d been in this position: him imprisoned with me holding all the power to free him.
“Farrow,” I said softly.
I could simply leave him there if I so wished.
As if realizing the same thing, his lips parted, and he waved me away. “Go.”
I blinked once, not expecting him to say that at all. “What?”
“Don’t take the time to help me. Save yourself, Nicolette. Then, tomorrow I’ll be dead, and you’ll be free of your mark’s connection to me. You’ll be free.”
Oh bother. Of course, the idiot would think this way. I ground my teeth.
I swear, no one could make me as mad as Farrow could. Stubborn man. He had so much potential. I’d seen him do truly great, compassionate, heroic things. He had the right heart, the nobility, the nerve. He was everything I could ever dream of having in a mate. And yet he still just couldn’t believe in the power of us.
“Why, you haven’t learned anything yet, have you?” I charged, losing my temper. “If you think the mark has anything to do with how I feel about you, then you still honestly have no trust in my love at all. You have no faith. No concept of a true partnership.” With a sad sigh, I shook my head slowly. “That’s so very disappointing.”
“Nic,” he tried, his voice going low and urgent.
Before he could say whatever stupid thing I’m sure he was going to say, though, Indigo shouted, “Nic! We’re running low on time. Free him or don’t, but make up your mind now please!”
Growling out a sound of despair, I stomped my foot against the ground. “Dammit, Farrow. I’m going to prove the truth to you one way or another. Together, we could conquer the whole fucking realm. All you have to do is accept us.”
With that, I tossed the hairpin down to him.
He stared at it as if debating what to do. So I called, “I’m not leaving this cell until you do.”
He immediately stomped on the pin.
I unlocked his door and opened it. But with his hands cuffed behind his back, he couldn’t climb up. I took off the necklace and tossed that down as well.
Behind me, Indigo grew antsy. “Nicolette,” his voice warned. “I’m going to need to borrow those wrist guards of yours right about now.”
Shit. “How many are coming?”
