Life in the Flames

Life in the Flames-20

Chapter 20

Fighting Chance

Alonia’s POV

The time was set. All I had left to do was to wait for the full moon to rise. Then my fury would be unleashed.

As soon as Ruth would come to bring my “dinner” I was going to fight my way out of that infernal fortress. Nothing Brick Volcin would do could stop me. I was a force that dared not to be messed with.

It was sometime after noon when my door busted open and two guards rushed in to secure me by my arms as Volcin walked in, obviously enraged.

His eyes were puffy and red with anger and tiredness. The clothing he wore was the same as the night before, showing me he hadn’t had time to change. Then he locked his eyes with mine, with a look that would have put a rabid bear to shame.

With his meaty finger pointed at me he croaked out just one word, “You.”

I was tired of being defensive to this man. No longer would I play these little games of his. “What about me, Sire?” I said stressing the “sire” part.

“He is choosing you over my daughter!” he yelled with venom in his voice. “My poor Ophelia in a dungeon! This is not what was supposed to happen! This is your entire fault!”

“Actually if you had never attacked my people, I wouldn’t be here in the first place,” I said matter-of-factly and calm as stone.

“You be quiet!” he snapped and I felt the ground quake beneath my feet slightly. “This is all wrong,” he began as he paced and mumbled below his breath.

Then one of the men holding me squeezed my arm too hard and I stomped on his foot as hard as I could, and made him let go in pain.

Next I tried slipping from the other man’s grasp but he flung me back on my bed, “Stay.”

“-war! It was unavoidable but with the fire kingdom against us we will never beat-,” Volcin said and then his eyes narrowed as he hatched his evil plot. Then he walked over to the side of my bed with the most disgusting grin on his face. “You know what I have heard my dear? No? Well I have heard that there is a certain someone on his way to rescue you.”

Oh no. I thought grimly.

“Apparently someone else fell for your beauty and charm,” he said with a scoff.

Don’t you dare say it.

“What one will do for the one that they love.”

Love, he had to love me. And if I ever do manage to see Reid again I’m going to tell him how I really feel. My heart was racing with adrenaline with each word. I dreaded the words that he was about to say.

“So you are going to help me catch this little prince of yours, and maybe thousands of people will not have to die.”

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Reid’s POV

“This tunnel goes all the way underneath the city?” Thorin asked amazed as our rescue party traveled silently in the underground passage Yllianna had led us to.

“Yes, zer are many tunnels below the city. Us rebels have been working on them for yearz to communicate and help the Southern Water Tribe. Zhere are very few of my people left who know of them,” Yllianna said as we took a passage that branched off to the right. Thorin and I both held flames in our hands to help light the darkness.

“Yllianna has been with us for about a year now after the incident-,” Serra trailed off.

“Blast him!” Yllianna spat, “That tyrant is no longer my leader and he will be buried alive for what he did to my family!”