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Nodding, I turn to my cage to search it for weak spots, but my eyes keep going back to Quinn, the memory of her scream still haunting me.
I almost choke on her pain even now, like I feel the agony that fills her unconscious body, which is insane. Swallowing, I force myself to focus on checking the bars. They are too strong to bend or break, so instead, I check their welding points, top and bottom, for any weaknesses.
The cage itself is ten paces long and wide, and there is nothing else in it but me.
The top is also bars, and I grip them, lifting myself up and using my full weight, but it’s no use.
“Anything?” Vale calls.
“Nope,” I reply.
“Nothing.” Jai sighs, tugging at his cage with his wolf strength before hissing. “The bars are infused with something that burns.”
Frowning, I grip them again but feel nothing. It must be for wolves, but I don’t say it out loud.
“So what now?” I ask worriedly.
Vale sighs. “We have no choice. We have to wait.”
VALE
It’s been hours. The ache in my head is still there, but it’s nowhere near as bad as it was when I first woke up. They caught me trying to get to Quinn, the grip of the gun hitting my head hard. I can feel it scabbing, so I don’t touch it, letting it heal. Lucien’s eyes are on Quinn, as are Jai’s as he paces. He’s never been one for sitting still.
It’s freezing in here, but I don’t complain. How can I when Quinn is lying there, still passed out?
I let her heart break. My own broke with hers, like a fragile echo of what happened to her.
“What if she doesn’t wake up?” Jai mutters, shooting her another worried look.
“It’s better that she rests,” I say, propping my arms on my knees as we wait. “When she wakes, she will only feel heartbreak and have to face his death. He can still live in her dreams.”
“I felt it,” he admits. “I felt her break at the sight.”
I look at him. “Me too. I don’t understand how.”
“Me either.” Lucien sighs. “But it was like someone thrust their hand into my chest, grabbed my heart, and squeezed until it crumbled to dust.”
I nod. I felt the exact same thing. My gaze goes back to her again. “It will destroy her when she wakes. I don’t know how she will cope.”
“I wonder what happened to the pack,” Jai whispers. “Are they all dead? Is she the last one?”
“I don’t know. I hope not. I don’t think she could survive that. We need to give her hope to keep her alive. She’s our best bet of getting out of here.”
“Don’t be so selfish,” Jai hisses.
“I’m not,” I growl. “If she can get us out, then we can get her back to her pack, her family. We can try to help her?—”
“What? Bring her father back?” Lucien snaps.
Just then, there’s a small whimper, and we all stand and turn to face Quinn as her eyes open.
For a moment, there’s confusion in her gaze before reality sets in, and those bright orbs fill with so much pain, I’m surprised her body doesn’t tear apart from trying to hold it in.
I don’t know how she is able to breathe around it when I simply fall at the sight.
CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
Everything hurts. Not just my head, but my heart. When my eyes first opened, I couldn’t figure out why it hurt. I thought I was back with Vale, Lucien, and Jai at the mill, taunting them.
