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If Callum spilled the beans about our escape route before we were ready, our captors would close up the air vent and kill us before we rescued the boys in Rooms A and C.
Callum agreed to let me do it. I hope his memory returns soon.
I turn to Finn and Sparrow. "The Diavolos are on the run. Let's chase them down."
Finn smirks. "I never thought this day would come."
It's time to make our captors pay.
36
UNNAMED BOY
I coughas I tumble down from the wall.
The guards forcing Arlo, Rusty, and me to stand cough, too, waving smoke from their faces. They get on their knees and scream as their eyes burn.
Arlo and Rusty fall down next to me. Rusty reaches out and grabs onto my arm for dear life, sobs escaping him. I pull him close, determined to keep him safe.
I listen to the voice emanating from above us. What the fuck? I recognize that voice…it sounds like Ollie. But through a distance, as if through a screen.
Yet it can't be Ollie. I checked the cages and he wasn't here. There's no way he'd be in this room with us, so it must be my imagination. Right?
Two firm arms wrap around my body. "Come on."
Through the smoke, I lift my head and make out Benedetto's figure. "Daddy." I let go of Rusty and thrust my arms around him. "You came for me."
"Sweet boy." Benedetto's voice is firm. "We've got to go. It's not safe here."
"Where are you taking us?" Rusty shakes as Gianluca rushes to his side.
"The Diavolos are gone." Gianluca gestures to the empty space, filled with smoke. "Constantine's trying to get through the locked door they escaped from. But they barricaded it and we don't know if we can push through."
Arlo sprints to Constantine's side. "Oh Daddy." He hugs his partner. "You were so brave. Thank you for killing that evil man."
"There are three more we need to take out." Constantine lets out a growl as he slinks his arm around Arlo. "Our work here isn't done."
Benedetto tilts my chin up. "Are you okay, baby boy?" Leaning in, he rubs his nose on mine. "Did those scary men give you an ouchie?"
I sniffle as I squeeze him tight. "They put me in my cage. I tried to find Ollie because some memories flashed through my mind, but he wasn't anywhere."
Benedetto points to an air vent above us. "Someone dropped a smoke bomb from that vent. It seemed like they knew the layout of this building."
I squint at the vent yet again. It's closed now, but it causes another memory to spring forth from my mind.
"Oh my God." Realization slams into me. "I think I crawled through one of those."
"When, boy?"
"When I escaped." I bring my hand to my cheeks and gasp. "Yes, I'm sure of it, Daddy. I think Ollie helped me."
"This one?" Benedetto growls.
I shake my head. "The vent I crept through was in a storage closet. It didn't lead over this room. I've never seen this place before. Mine took me into a tunnel that was dark and slimy. It led to a manhole under an alley outside the warehouse."
Benedetto swipes his thumb along my chin. "We'll discuss that later, sweet boy. Right now, we need to get out of here."
I place my hand on Benedetto’s shoulder. "Wait, Daddy. Can we rescue the other boys first?"
