From Prisoner To Princess [amazon edition]

Chapter 52

Chapter 52

"Sky." Lia appears from the shadows, a smile on her face as she appears beside Noir.

"Mia is watching the shack but she is there." Relief fills me as I slump in Noir's saddle. We are so close to saving her now.

"How many people?" I ask, climbing from Noir. I let his reigns fall to the ground.

"Four men. The shack only has one main room and one bath room. Hunters use it to camp out during hunting season." She takes out a dagger from her boot and motions for Mika to come join us. We all agreed Alec will stay with our horses so that we have an easy getaway.

"Alli is close to bathroom door. She is passed out on a mattress. It seems only one man is guarding the door, like he is waiting for someone." She draws the shack as best as possible in the ground, using a circle to show Allisara and triangles for the kidnappers.

"Three are inside playing a card game and drinking. I have a feeling they are drunk. It's the guy guarding the door we need to worry about." Lia continues. I study the drawing, asking about what the four bigger dashes are and learning from Lia that they are windows, one of which Allisara is sleeping under. A plan begins to form as I think about what needs to be done.

"Mika and I will go to the window to grab Allisara. Since you and Mia know this forest, I want you two to take down the man at the door." I begin explaining the plan to the others, telling Alec to move closer to the shack. We will need a quick get away and for that, we will need our horses closer. Mika hands the reigns to our horses to Alec before the three of us slink through the shadows, Lia pointing me towards the window where Allisara is. I thank her, motioning for Mika to follow me as Lia moves to find her sister.

Reaching the side of the shack, my fists clench when I realize the window Allisara sleeps under has no glass or curtains over it. Even I can see that the cold air is seeping inside. I want to kill these bastards that took her. Mika peers into the room for a moment, quietly cursing as he motions for me to follow him away from the shack.

"What?" I hissed out angrily, not liking being pulled away when Allisara is just in our reach.

"They wear our uniforms." I curse, punching the nearest tree. It seems we have traitors in our rank still.

"Go find the twins and let them know plans have changed. They need to capture the man by the door before we storm the room and kill the other three." This time Mika punches a tree in frustration before he runs off. I return to the window and peer over the ledge, stopping myself from cursing when I realize that these men do indeed wear the Royal Guard uniform. Taking out my phone, I send a quick text to Alice about this, telling her to keep an eye on Max in the dungeons as a sinking feeling overcomes me.

A sound from the front of the shack causes the three traitors to stand, weapons drawn as they creep towards the door.

"Someone go check in on Derik." One of the traitors states and I once again find myself holding back a curse. Drik was guarding the door to the ballroom when Allisara and I entered it.

"Why don't you check on him. He's your cousin Lucas." Another one pushes Lucas, the first traitor that spoke. The two men begin to argue about who should check on Derik and while they do I hear a low whistle. Lia was signalling that they captured Derik easily. I smirk, taking my gun from it's holster and carefully aim it. We had one of the traitors, the others can die for all I care.

A slight movement from the window across from me catches my attention and I notice Mia. Our eyes lock for a second and I nod before we both pop up and shoot. Lucas turns as our guns lets out a loud bang, his companions falling to the ground dead. He aims his gun in my direction but he is too slow as the door slams open and Lia fires a shot. Blood sprays out from the man's chest as the bullet pierces his heart. Lucas is dead long before his body hits the dirty floor.