Chapter 188

Chapter 188 It‘s a rescue mission Doris led Enzo through the house as silently as she could. They looked over every corner and tried to take paths that wouldn‘t lead them straight to one of Martin‘s guards. This wasn‘t the palace, she couldn’t pretend to be a maid and blend in with the crowd. They all knew exactly who she was, and where she wasn’t supposed to be.

“Do you think they‘ll work it out?” Doris whispered to Enzo as they crouched in a corner. Two guards lingered down the hallway they needed to pass through and were taking their sweet time to move on.

“Some people are never meant to be in each others lives, even if they‘re related.” Enzo said quietly with his eyes on the guards. “I think if they want to work it out, they will. But it might take years before they get to a place where they‘re okay. I was almost afraid to leave them alone together, but William wanted you out of there.”

“I know that deep down William wants that sort of connection. I can see it on his face.” Doris said sadly.

The guards down the hall started to finally move towards the exit. “Perhaps one day they can find that with each other. Or at least some sort of peace. I know he cares so much for Daniel.” .

“Their issues are so deep into the surface, I fear they would drown with one misstep. I‘m not sure if either of them are capable of healing each other. But Daniel is a different story. I‘m sure there‘s plenty of hope there once he forgives William for all of this.”

Enzo gripped her hand and led her across the hallway silently. Once they were through the doors, Doris stopped him. “I have no idea how to get to the lower cells, what if we‘re going the wrong way?”

“We won‘t know the right way until we try.” Enzo pulled a knife from his belt and pressed it into her palm.

“Use it if any of them try to grab you. Do not hesitate because they wouldn‘t hesitate for you.”

“Thank you. My wolf is still sleeping, I don‘t know when she‘ll wake.” Doris sighed and rubbed her chest.

Enzo looked at her strangely until it seemed to hit him. “They have the drugs that the rogues used on you? I wasn‘t told that the kingdom had any sort of supply here.” +

“Martin said that his mother got them from the rogues, I‘m not sure how much they have or if they used most of it on me.” Doris whispered. They walked briskly down the empty hall and paused at the end.

“Just be careful, we don‘t want them to inject you any more. The drug hasn‘t been tested enough. I don‘t know how bad of an outcome it will have on your wolf if you get too much in your system at once. She might never wake up if they overdose you.”

Doris widened her eyes, but he gestured for her to stay quiet. They hurried down the next hallway and stopped at a door near the end. Cautiously, Doris opened it and saw a set of stairs that led down. “It might be down here. I didn‘t even know there were cellars until he said he put Beth in one. He showed me everything else about this house but conveniently left that out.” Doris muttered.

Enzo gripped her hand and led her down into the darkness, careful not to let her fall. “Did your maid do anything that caused him to do this? Martin didn‘t seem the type to throw random maids into cells.”

“No! She‘s the kindest person I know. He only did it because he knows how much she means to me.”

Doris paused when she heard someone’s steps approach them. Enzo pulled her into a shadowy hole and held her still until they passed.

Enzo gestured for her to follow. They stayed low to the ground as they hurried along the walls. She wanted to take her boots off and throw them because they sounded so loud, but it wouldn‘t be wise. She needed sturdy boots in case they had to run. Still, it made her cringe every time she took a small step.

Enzo gripped Doris to stop when they hit another corner. At the end were three tall guards that stood in front of a metal door. Doris could only guess that was where the cells were located. Even from the outside it looked dark and unfriendly. It all only made her want to reach her friend sooner and free her from the scary darkness.

“What do we do? It doesn‘t look like they‘re going to leave.” Doris whispered to Enzo.

He looked in thought at the guards as if he was trying to solve a puzzle in his mind. He suddenly gripped her shoulder and pushed himself up. “Stay here, they‘ll recognize you immediately if you come with me.

I‘ll try to talk to them.”

“Enzo, they will know who you are and will know that you‘re not meant to be there.” Doris hissed, but he was already stepping out into their line of view Instantly, the guards were on alert when they saw Enzo. “Sir, what are you doing down here? This area is forbidden.”

“I seemed to have gotten turned around from my group. Do you know where the main ballroom is?” Enzo asked as he kept getting closer to them. It set Doris‘s heart into a race.

Her heart banged in her ears, but not loud enough to prevent her from hearing something behind her. A large hand reached out to grab her, but she was faster. She moved out of his grasp and turned to see one of the guards from the ballroom glaring at her.

“You‘re not supposed to be down here!” His booming voice alerted the guards that Enzo was supposed to be distracting. Enzo immediately dodged their blows and stuck his knife in one of them before they could do the same to him.

The large man tried to grab her, she ducked under his arm and grabbed the knife at his belt.

“You sneaky little bitch!” He growled. He grabbed Doris by her hair and she stabbed him in the arm with his own knife. His screams could have torn down buildings. He shoved her away from him and pulled the knife out to send blood gushing from his wound.

“Get her!” He screeched. Two of the guards tried to break off away from Enzo, but he tackled one of them to the ground before they could reach her.

“Hasn‘t anyone ever told you to pick on someone your own size?” Enzo said as the guard shoved him off.

Doris took the knife Enzo gave her and pulled it out right when the other guard cornered her. He lunged to grab her arms before she could stab him, but he was too late. She plunged the knife into his stomach and he went down with a heavy thud.

The large man brought her to the ground when her back was turned. He slammed her head against the floor and made her see stars for a moment. She heard the sound of Enzo‘s grunts and knew he was too distracted to help with her.

She had to save herself.

The man wrapped his hands around her throat, but she knew he wouldn‘t kill her. Martin wanted her alive, she had that advantage:

The knife from the kitchen was still inside her belt. He tried to rid her of consciousness, but Doris wouldn‘t make it easy for him. She thrashed her body and kicked at his most sensitive area. He called her every name in the book, but nothing sounded better than his silence when she stabbed him in the neck.

His eyes went wide, and she had a feeling she would see them in her nightmares with all the rest. Blood dripped down the wound, she shoved him off her and he fell like he weighed a thousand pounds.

Doris still heard the sound of Enzo‘s struggling. It was the only thing that cleared her mind from going somewhere dark where she couldn‘t return from.

Doris gripped the knife and pulled it out of his neck before she got up and hurried towards Enzo. He struggled with a guard who held a knife inches from his throat, the other guard was already down with his eyes staring up lifelessly at the ceiling.

Doris snuck up behind the guard and stabbed him in the back without another thought. His grip on Enzo slacked instantly, Enzo finished the job by shoving the knife deep into his chest and pushing him off him.

Enzo’s wild eyes were wide as he looked at Doris. Slowly, he pushed himself up off the ground.

“You just saved me.” He whispered. “I always knew you were a badass.”