The Third Eye

Chapter 10

Prince Lucas punched the cell wall wincing at the pain. His knuckles dripped with blood. He didn't scream or grunt. He was silent. He couldn't take any of this anymore.

    My head was buried into my knees. Words swirled around my head as they usually did. I shivered at the feeling of them knotted together. My hands tremble from fear, the fear of losing hope. I picked my head up to look around. Landon was nowhere to be found. I took a deep breathe. The thought of me losing him made me sick to my stomach. He was the rope holding me down. When I heard footsteps behind me, I sighed in relief. "Landon!" I mustered to say.

    "Vera, hey!" Landon smiled. It was weird seeing him in such a good mood. His smile was genuine and his eyes were bright. "When we get out of here, I know what I am going to do." Landon said. I started to question him, but I wanted to know.

    "What?" I asked.

    "Whatever you are going to do." Landon said. "What are we going to do?" he asked. Our eyes locked. I felt the sparkle in my eye shimmer.

    "You're going to teach me magic. And then we are going to find a way to teach the others. The kids I never knew were hidden all over Cara. Kids like you were." I finally told him. His smile widened. For a moment, I thought it could happen... like we could be free. Then, I realized that it was next to impossible.

    Landon's eyes turned into a beautiful golden color. Mine did the same. Our eyes weren't glowing because we were scared or sad. They glowed because in that moment, we knew we loved each other.

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Princess Heather shushed Cole as they climbed on the tower wall. If anyone saw them, they would be dead right and there. Heather jumped into Princess Abigail's window. Princess Abigail's room was fit for a princess in every way possible. Her floor was freshly polished hardwood. Cole's shoes left sand all over the room. Princess Abigail was reading a book when Heather tapped her on the shoulder. "Princess!" Heather whispered.

    Princess Abigail dropped her book and I fell to the floor with a thump. "Heather?" she asked. Heather nodded. The princesses pulled each other closer in a whisper.

     "What are you doing here?" Princess Abigail whispered and looked around. Luckily, no guards were close.

     "Do you trust me?" Heather asked.

     "No, I don't." Princess Abigail admitted and stepped back. She tripped over a pair of shoes nearly stumbling to the ground.

  "Lucas is in prison. He's not a golden eye and he's been telling the truth. The seal wasn't his. I need you to free Dimmer's Prison Island. Or Lucas will die in prison." Princess Heather told her. Abigail gasped silently at the slightest thought of freeing the prison. It was the most outrageous thing she had ever heard.

     "You are and will always be a liar!" Princess Abigail said.

     "I... I'm telling the truth!" Heather stammered.

     "Prove it." Abigail commanded.

     "I.... I can't." Princess Heather admitted.

     "Then, I'm going to have to ask you to leave!" Abigail told her. When Heather didn't move the princess fought back tears but spoke clearly, "Get out!" in a voice that seemed to take a lot of strength. Heather took Cole by the hand and they jumped out the window.

      Two men grabbed them by the arm just as their feet touched the ground. "Come with us!" they said.

     "Where are you taking us?" Cole asked. He was calm like this had happened to him many times before. Heather scolded him with her eyes.