Chapter 222: Caleb
I stared at where Grace had disappeared from. The blankets did make it sort of look normal, but if they looked closely, it would be obvious that she was gone... I feared what sort of retribution she would receive if she was caught. I had no idea how she had done it either. She had casually just dropped that she had been to the Land of the Gods. A realm we hadn’t even known was even real, and yet, she wasn’t here. She wasn’t in her cell. She was gone, and that terrified me.
I had looped Leon in, and I kept watch on Grace while Leon was keeping an eye down the hall. If anyone came down here, we were screwed. I hoped she would be able to choose not to return if there was danger, well, at least more danger than usual, but something told me she wouldn’t be able to. I wasn’t sure how she even planned to meet with Rhys, but she seemed sure that it was possible, and for her sake, I hoped it was. Clearly, I had no room to say too much because I hadn’t thought that she would just disappear like that and she did.
“How’s she doing?” Leon asked, not taking his eyes off the dimly lit hall.
“She’s just gone.” I told him quietly. I really didn’t want the other inmates to hear this. It would be enough to condemn us all if they knew we were helping her, even if they swore, they were trying to help us escape. The girl in the cage next to me had said that she had a plan. Grace was clearly working on a plan herself, but would it matter? I highly doubted it. I might be eating, but I was growing weaker by the day. Leon was actively avoiding the food and was withering away by the day. And Grace, I didn’t know what she was doing. Could she get a good meal in the Land of the Gods? Would she even want to? She had said just this morning that the pain was making her nauseous.
Gods, we were all in so much pain.
I straightened up as the door down the hallway opened with a bang. I hadn’t seen Alpha Adrian much since I’d been here, but he seemed to have a special interest in Grace that I found a more than a little concerning and creepy. Even when I had lived in this pack, Alpha Adrian had asked invasive questions about Grace. At first, I really hadn’t given it much thought, but as time went on, I realized he bordered on obsessive about her. He wanted to know everything, and nothing was off limits. I told him often that I didn’t know much about her. My brother kept her on a tight leash, which wasn’t exactly true... She was just on a tight leash kept away from me. It wasn’t until I really found my mate and my daughter that I started to question why he was like that. And now, he had been down so many more times since she arrived, that I was again questioning his motives.
“Oh Grace,” He called out when he was close enough.
Leon gave me a look, but he didn’t need to. We both knew what this meant. And we were in trouble.
“She’s sleeping.” I told him as he approached her cell.
His head snapped to mine, and he walked right past her cell to mine. She better be fucking successful with whatever her endeavor is if I’m about to get the crap beat out of me for her. I hated how cynical I was being, but I was tired and in pain, and that was enough for me to be mad.
“Well, well, well,” He sneered, all of his attention on me where it was supposed to be. “Look what we have here.”
I stared at him, refusing to take the bait. There would be enough going on soon enough that I didn’t need to bait him yet. Not when his attention turned to me so easily.
“Are you in love with her too?” He snickered. “Does your brother know?”
I glared at him. I didn’t love Grace. I didn’t love anybody, except my daughter, and until her, I didn’t even know I was capable of love. She made my whole world light up, and she was the reason I was doing this. She loved Grace, she loved Rhys. She needed them to make it out alive, even if I wasn’t going to.
“How did such a witch of a girl manage to seduce two of the most powerful Alpha’s on the planet?” He questioned as he entered my cell.
He was lucky that I was chained to a wall, and unable to do shit for the things he was saying. Of course that was the fucking point, but still.
His fist made contact with my face, but I held steady. I could do this, even if I really didn’t want to.
“She bares his mark, but she’ll never bare yours, huh?” He taunted with another hit. “She’s bared two Alpha’s marks now, and she’ll bare another one when it’s all said and done. I will destroy every single shred of evidence that ever made her think that you and Rhys were worth anything. How will it feel for you to lose to both your brother and me? She has always wanted me, you know. She was just too shy to let me know it fully, but she could never hide her interest.”
My stomach twisted. Grace had been marked before she had come to the Alpha King Pack. She had been abused and tortured and had made the decision to not speak... Was this why or at least a part of it? Had Adrian always insinuated that any move she made was in interest of him? Was he the one who had forced his mark on her? Oh gods, if that was true, it would only be a matter of time before he attempted to force himself on her again. Especially since it would render Rhys useless in pain too. It would be one of the best weapons at his disposal... But I could play this game too...
“Who doesn’t love her?” I asked as he kneed me in the stomach with a strength I didn’t really know he had. “She’s lovely, and kind and one of the sweetest souls. My brother is lucky to have her.”
“He won’t have her for much longer.” He answered snidely, and I wanted so badly to hit him for it.
A stir in the cell next to me caught my attention, but I refused to look, to draw attention to her. I would take this beating with grace, and it would be worth it if she figured out a plan on how to get us the hell out of here.
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