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And Noelle instinctively knew.
“No,” she shook her head. “No, no, no.”
“He’s trapped inside the gallery that collapsed.”
“How long?” Her voice wobbled as her entire body trembled.
“Six hours. They’re working on it.”
“What do you mean they’re working on it?”
Lucero was quiet once more.
“They’re not doing anything, are they?”
“The only other entrance is in the back, and it was sealed last month. If they blow it up…” she trailed off, the implication clear.
If they blew up the sealed entrance, the entire temple structure might collapse. It was likely a risk no one was willing to take, especially not for a slave.
Lucero explained that their plan was to dig their way back into the gallery, but that could take days.
“They’re going to let him die there,” Noelle muttered as she sank in her chair. “Is there someone else besides him?”
“Another worker is missing.”
Noelle breathed in and out to avoid a panic attack as she squeezed the armrest of her chair. Good Lord! They were truly going to let him die.
“Bring me water, food and medicine.”
“Noelle… What are you thinking?” Lucero stopped in front of her, her features creased with worry.
“What no one else seems to be willing to do,” she said with quiet determination.
Before Lucero could ask more questions, Noelle promptly left the room, making her way to the weapons room where she knew Sergio also kept explosives.
If no one else was willing to blow the temple up, she would do it. By God, she would do it.
She knew she was risking a lot, but she would deal with the fall-out later. For now, she only needed to make sure Rafaelo survived—that was her only objective.
Browsing the artillery in storage, she picked a few explosives, some less potent, others more so. Placing them in a small suitcase, she took them back to her apartment where Lucero was already waiting for her.
She knew her friend did not approve, but in this instance Noelle would not allow that to bother her.
“El señor isn’t home today,” Lucero added, straining a smile. “Maybe you can do this before he comes back. I’ll try to keep the guards busy as best as I can.”
“You do realize I’m going to blow the back entrance,” Noelle added, tilting her head as she leveled Lucero with her gaze.
Lucero nodded. For once, she didn’t point out that by doing this, she would be back to ground zero, and Sergio could realize just how much Rafaelo meant to her. At the same time, Lucero was aware that nothing was stopping Noelle from marching forward with her plans. And to an extent, she couldn’t blame her.
She loved the man far too much to care about the consequences at a time like this.
“And I’ll do my best to cancel out the noise,” she told her, giving her a look full of solidarity.
How Lucero planned to do that, Noelle didn’t know. But at that moment, she found that she didn’t care, either.
“Thank you,” she simply said and nodded, turning her attention to the bag Lucero had prepared with supplies. She didn’t know what state she was going to find Rafaelo in, so it was best she went prepared.
Once everything was ready, Noelle and Lucero started towards the pyramid, with Lucero creating a small diversion so that Noelle could slip past the guards and head to the back of the temple.
