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“Very well,” I reply, icy calm infusing my voice. “Damian, wait.” The wicked smile fades from Damian’s face, but he remains poised, awaiting my final word, as he waits to see if Bianca will do as asked. I turn my attention back to Bianca.
Her eyes are swollen from crying, the once defiant glimmer reduced her to a trembling mess in front of me.
She looks to her parents, then back to me. Her breaths come out in ragged gasps, and through them, she manages to squeak out a terrified, “What do you want me to say?”
“Tell him you escaped, that you managed to convince one of the guards to let you out for some reason.” My gaze hardens as I continue. “And if you fail, your father pays the price.”
Bianca nods shakily, pulling herself together, and I peer over at Damian who quickly retrieves his phone tossing it at me. “Is it on private?” I ask him and he gives me a look to say that is a stupid question. Turning back to Bianca, she reaches for the phone just as her mother worms her way to my feet, groveling in terror.
“Please,” she begs, her voice nothing more than a croak. I stare coldly down at her, refusing to allow any feelings of mercy to cloud my judgement, they don’t deserve mercy, instead leaving my gaze on Bianca.
“One word of warning and I kill them,” I warn her. “Now make the call.”
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Her face is a mask of terror and desperation as I hand her the phone. She takes it with trembling fingers, dialing the number we’ve demanded of her. Her breath hitches as it starts to ring.
Damian rises from his crouched position over her unconscious father, the murderous glint in his eyes fading slightly now that his task has been interrupted, though he looks slightly disappointed that he doesn’t get to kill her father.
Bianca’s mother is sobbing silently at my feet, her body shaking from the shock of what she’s endured. She doesn’t meet my gaze. I watch as Bianca dials his number and places the phone to her ear. Motioning toward the phone, I point to the screen. She gets the message and pulls the phone away, placing it on the loudspeaker.
It rings a few more times when he finally answers. “Hello?” he says, sounding wary, but I also notice the sounds of hushed murmurs in the background, like he is surrounded by people, making me wonder if he went to King Alaric’s kingdom.
“It’s me, Bianca,” Bianca says before clearing her throat.
“Bianca? I’ve been trying to reach you, I heard about what happened, where are you?” he demands. His voice wavers slightly, betraying his concern.
Bianca takes a deep breath before responding. “Rhett… I need your help,” she begins, her voice steady despite her situation.
“Where are you?” Rhett says hurriedly, panic seeping into his words.
She blinks hard, briefly closing her eyes before answering him convincingly, “I don’t know…somewhere secluded…but I’ve managed to escape…”
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This was the pivotal moment of our ploy; bait is only as good as its bite.
Rhett hesitates on the other end; we hold our breath
collectively – Damian leaning in with anticipation, “Whose phone are you calling off?” he asks, and she looks at me nervously.
“The town outside the kingdom, I’m using the gas station attendants mobile.” she stammers, Rhett goes to say something, but she cuts him off.
“Please, I haven’t got much time, I need to get out of here before they realize I am gone.” As she speaks into the phone, I can’t help but admire her cunningness. She really knows how to put on a show, no wonder she was able to frame Aubrey so easily, she lies as if it is as easy as breathing to her.
Regardless, Rhett is untrusting, as he should be.
“Fuck, how did you escape?” he argues.
“Why does it matter? I’m out, where are you? I will meet you.” she says and I glare at her, almost tempted to rip out the phone.
“You’re telling me you escaped the king’s guard?” he tells her.
“Not the entire guard, just one. I. I” she looks at me in panic as she falls over her words.
“What did you do, Bianca?”
“I. I sucked off one of the guards, convinced him to let me use the bathroom and snuck out the window.” she blurts and I hear Damian make a noise behind me and I cut him a glare.
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“Of course you did, such a fucking whore. What about Aubrey?”
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