Escape
Adams’ POV
He had left, and I was in the dark room alone.
The lamp above my head remained as the source of light, but I could almost feel the darkness creeping up my skin.
I closed my eyes for a while and opened them, as Miles, my wolf, I had found him eventually, silent -deep down inside.
Everywhere was no longer dark. Rather, I saw everything around me clearly. The sight before me was gory and disgusting, It almost made me puke all over my body.
I discovered that I was in a large room, more like a hall of some sort. There was no furniture in the room, except the chair I sat on and the table before me.
There were no windows or door, as the walls blended together with the door perfectly.
The walls were red -the exact color of blood. Dead bodies were piled up all around the room, till they made a circle in the center, where I was.
A rotten smell hit my nose and I twitched in disgust.
My ears also picked up sounds outside, but it was too faint to make anything out of them.
Earlier, someone had come to call Raoul before he left, which meant that he didn’t work alone, making escaping harder.
If I managed to escape, there was no telling how far I would go, because if Raoul didn’t catch me, those who worked for him might.
“Get out of this chair first, think of an escape later,” my wolf said.
Nodding in approval, I jerked my hands up, to cut free from the rope, but it didn’t bulge. I tried again, grunting, while using all my strength and this time I heard a snap, but I was still tied to the chair.
“Harder!” My wolf said, and I pulled so hard, the ropes began to enter my skin, but I didn’t care. For as long as I was free, I would do anything possible.
Finally, it snapped. It made a violent ‘whoosh’ around me due to the force it cut with before coming to a stop.
I stood up immediately and rolled away the rope on my body so that I could leave the place in haste.
After, I activated my wolf vision, searching for lines or clues to an exit, but everything just remained blank, except the air ventilator in the ceiling.
In one leap, I had removed the ventilator cover and in the next, I was inside it. I found it difficult to move due to my wolf’s size, so I had to transform back.
I started moving gently, passing through different rooms till I got to a particular place where I was hit by the cold. Going further, I discovered I had gotten to the entrance of a little cave, inside the mountain.
The entrance was well hidden by trees and snow, it couldn’t have been discovered. Excitedly, I ran out and sighed -relieved. It turned out I had been inside the mountain all this while.
A smile spread across my face as I imagined Raoul’s reaction when he discovered I had escaped. He would be furious and would send his rogues after me, but it would have been late, I would have gotten the dust I needed and would be back in the mansion.
Remembering I still had to get some of the mysterious dust, I attempted to run up the mountain but remembered Raoul’s words.
Did he really dispose off all that dust in the sea or was it just a way of making me lose hope and focus?
I decided to find out, as standing outside there wouldn’t answer my questions.
I transformed back into my wolf and at full speed, I ran up the mountain, not stopping for once to catch my breath. The higher I went up, the harder it became to breathe. I had lost the bag the doctor gave me and everything inside it, which made things difficult a bit.This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.
Even if I reached the top of the mountain successfully, and the dust was there, how would I pack it?
Frustrated, I groaned and continued going till I got to the top. I became sad and angry and frustrated all at the same time as all that greeted me was emptiness.
Raoul wasn’t bluffing, and there was no way I would get that mysterious dust except by taking the one he had with him.
I wanted to leave so badly but couldn’t because of Ronan. I hissed, realizing I would have to go back to the place I was before. I knew Raoul, he wouldn’t give up easily.
He would have known I had escaped, and the place, and everywhere around it, was swarming with rogues who would be on the lookout for me.
I cracked my neck and made to go back. But not through the passage I had passed through. It would only lead me to my prison or into an army of wild rouges waiting for me. I decided to look for another way, one which would take me directly to Raoul instead.
I soon got to where I was earlier, as coming down the mountain was easier than running up it. I began to sneak around the edge of the mountain till I got to a particular spot.
It was hidden, perfectly hidden among threes, and snow, and there was a fire burning deep inside. I entered the hole and began to crawl into it.
It was tight, and I could barely fit in, but I pushed on anyway, determined to see where it would end.
After moving for some time, I came across a large space and entered into it. My mouth dropped at the beauty of the room I found myself in.
It was massive and well decorated, it looked as if someone lived there. There was a bed, a table, a chair and a burning torch which gave light to the room. I sighted a door at its far end and walked towards it.
Opening it, I went out along a dark passage. I was able to see in the darkness due to my wolf abilities. There were several doors on either side of the passage, and it made me curious.
How long had all these been here? How come I never knew?
These questions lingered in my mind as I walked carefully along the passage till I heard voices speaking from one of the closed doors.
“Do you know how much trouble we could be in?” a voice said.
“He couldn’t have gone far, the men are searching for him all over the mountains,” the other replied. “There’s no way he would leave without the dust he came for, trust me -he will be back.”
Having heard enough, I decided to continue moving when my left foot hit a rock and I fell.
“Who’s there?” The first man asked, drawing his sword.
I remained silent and would have stayed that way till I crawled away, but luck was not on my side. They rushed out, and found me on the floor.
“Look who it is that has shown up again? We’ve got you right where we want you.” The first man spoke