Freeing Starr✔️

Chapter 49 ~ Infiltrating Glacial City

Starr's POV

"Gah!" I groaned as I clenched my jaw to brace myself against the pain that vibrated through my arms. I tugged at the chains above me, testing their strength.

It wasn't any use. They were too thick and heavy. Especially with the wolfsbane circling through my system.

It's been a while since anyone had come down to up my dosage and I was very grateful for that as it allowed me some time to heal and gain back enough strength to stand properly so that all my weight wouldn't tug on my arms.

I had no idea how long it's been. Days maybe? Recently, there's been commotion outside of the cell and from what I could make out from the bits and pieces the guards were discussing, a war was on the verge of breaking. Meaning I needed to get out of here.

I glanced up at the chains wrapped around my wrist and pursed my lips in thought. Maybe...

I listened in closely to see if anyone was standing outside my cell. I heard nothing. No movement, nothing. I took a deep breath and clamped my mouth shut to muffle the sharp cry that escaped as I forced myself to dislocate my wrist.

My wrist was limp as I carefully squeezed it through the chains until my hand was free.

I exhaled sharply as relief flooded my system despite the throbbing pain coming from my hand.

I repeated the same process with the other hand and immediately slumped against the floor, taking large gulps of air as my body shuddered in pain. The chains made a sharp clanging sound as they swung and clashed together.

I winced at the sound and hoped that no one heard it.

I snapped my wrists back into place and felt my body shudder as the cold from the floor seeped into my bare skin.

I had no idea how I was still able to move. Perhaps it was the adrenaline but either way, I was one step closer to being free.

My head snapped up once I heard the shuffling of footsteps outside my cell. Was this someone sent to give me my daily beatings?

Ever since we first talked that day, my father didn't visit me again. I had no reason why but I wasn't complaining. It made it easier for me to leave this place. From what I heard from the guards, he did a huge merit when kidnapping me and earned the title of Deputy mayor of Glacial City. He really was a traitor.

I used the wall to drag myself to my feet and stumbled over to stand behind the cell door. I held my breath as the door slowly opened.

As expected, it was the same guard that came to beat me black and blue now and then. The second he stepped into the room and before he had time to react, I jumped onto his back and wrapped my arms tightly around his neck in a chokehold that had him gasping for air.

We tumbled to the floor as he tried rolling over to throw me off but I latched onto him tightly. I refused to lose this opportunity to escape. Even as my entire body ached, I applied as much pressure as I could.

The guard's face began to turn red as it swelled, his hand tapping urgently against my hand as he panicked. What felt like forever passed by before he finally passed out and even then I continued holding onto him, scared that he was just pretending. It was only when I couldn't hear his breathing anymore did I finally release my snake-like grip.

He was human. As were most of the people in this place. If I wasn't so drugged right now, I wouldn't have had to struggle with knocking him out at all.

I groaned as I threw his body aside and crawled toward the open-door cell. I pushed it back in and watched as it clicked shut with me still inside.

Suddenly the walls and ground shook as if there was an earthquake. Debris fell from the roof and over my head.