Fighting for the Lost (Sebastian's Daughter Book 4) (COMPLETE)

Chapter 38

"Alex!"

Finny came into the room as Samantha held my arm. I steadied myself and closed my eyes. Alex, where are you?

I could almost hear him chuckle. "Locked in a room. Where are you?"

Finny found me and broke me out. We just found Samantha. We're headed to you next.

He sighed in relief. "Glad all of you are okay. I'll wait here for you and try to get out of these chains."

Alex, if you do, be careful not to touch the walls or the door. I don't know what they did to them, but it hurts really bad.

He suddenly grew alarmed. "Really? Are you okay?"

Yeah, I'm alright now. Just be careful. Please.

"I will. Thanks for the warning."

I opened my eyes and looked to Finny and Samantha. "I think he just woke up. I warned him about the walls, but he's still restrained for now."

"Are you able to find him?" Samantha asked.

I nodded. "Finding him won't be an issue. I'm just worried about how long we've been taking. Someone is going to come check in on us soon. I'm surprised they haven't heard all of the doors being broken down."

Finny froze. "Maybe they have. Maybe they're waiting for us at the exit."

"Then we need to be extra careful as we make our escape," Samantha said.

I looked down at the ground. "What if there is no escape? What if they really have us trapped in here?"

Samantha and Finny both moved closer to me. "We'll make it out of here," Samantha answered. "Even if we have to fight them off with just the four of us. We'll make it."

"But what if I get sick again? I'm not able to exert myself as much right now. I'm not going to be much help to anyone."

Finny took my hand in his. "We won't let anything happen to you."

"That's not my issue. What if something happens to all of you? How am I supposed to save you?"

They were both quiet. They knew I was right.

"Just don't use too much of your strength for now. Save it for when we need you," Finny said.

I nodded. After I found Alex, I would save my strength. If I couldn't get Dad to come help us, I would need to be able to fight.

With that, I closed my eyes and started my search for Alex's energy. I cleared my head and started looking for angelic energies. This time too, the whole building seemed to be flooded with energies, however, these were much harder to block out. I held tightly to Finny and Samantha, my body shaking with the effort.

"Selena, hey, if it's too much-"

"I have to find him," I responded to Samantha through clenched teeth.

After several long, painful minutes, The excess energies finally disappeared, and I could sense Alex clearly. He wasn't too far away, maybe just a few hallways down.

I took a deep breath, struggling to open my eyes. It was then I noticed I was sweating, and at some point I had sunk to my knees.

"Hey, Selena," Finny called out, worry clear in his voice. I shook my head and looked up at him. "What happened?"

"I searched for Alex's angelic energy. I assumed he'd be the only other one besides myself. I thought it would be easier that way, but I forgot I'd already used my angel side. It's still weak, and now I've pushed it to its limit."

Finny gave me a small smile. "As long as you aren't over your limit, I'd say we're okay for now." With that, he lifted me off the ground and held me. "Tell me where he is. We'll go find him."

I smiled and wrapped my arms around his neck, then gestured in the direction we needed to go. "I'm pretty sure he's right in front of us, just down a couple hallways."

Finny nodded, then started running. Samantha quickly followed.

*

"Alex!" I called loudly when we reached the door to the room that contained my brother.

"Selena!" he called back.

"Are you still tied up?" I asked.

"No, I managed that much."

"Stand back," Finny called as he carefully put me down. I swayed a little as I released him, and as he knocked down the door to get to Alex, I lost my balance and fell fully into the wall.

I screamed as burning pain shot through my entire body. As much as I tried, I couldn't get myself to move away from the wall. It was as if whatever was causing me so much pain had also paralyzed me.

Those few seconds before Samantha grabbed me and pulled me away from the wall felt like hours of excruciating pain. When I was in the middle of the hallway again, Alex was right beside me, holding his stomach.

"Are you alright?" I asked him weakly, trying to sit up.

He gave a single laugh. "Yeah, I'm fine. But I'm more worried about you and how a wall could hurt you so bad that I can feel it." He looked over to Samantha. "Can you touch the walls?"

She nodded, resting her hand on the smooth surface. "It's no problem for me. It must be some type of angel hunting technology or something."

Alex turned back to me. "Can you stand?" he asked gently.

I shook my head. "I need a minute... I can barely move..."

He nodded, placing a hand on my back and helping me sit up. Finny and Samantha both turned to face opposite ends of the hallway, standing guard as I tried my best to breathe and get my mobility back. I couldn't let this stop me. We had to get out of here.

Slowly, the pain faded away, and I was able to move my body again. I let out a sigh of relief when I had full control, and Alex pulled away and helped me stand.

"I'm alright now," I said, telling the others while also trying to convince myself. "We should start making our way toward the exit. If they are there waiting for us, then I say we just go ahead and get this over with before anything else bad happens in here."

They all nodded, and when my gaze met Alex's, it was mischievous.

"Hey, don't touch the walls," he said. "I heard they hurt pretty bad." There was a beat, as if he was waiting for a reaction. When he didn't get one, he added, "Too soon?"

I just smiled and playfully smacked his arm. He smiled back, then took my hand as we all dashed down the hall, hoping we could find an exit.