Chapter 117 EVANDER I couldnt believe it .


    Id found the twins .


    I couldnt tell day from night in this ce , but we spoke for hours while I made sure they were all right .


    I asked them what they had seen and if they knew where they were .


    No , Seraphina said .


    But its dark , and Tristan is having a hard time .


    Have you seen any people ? I asked ..


    There was a long silence .


    Seraphina ? Yes , she finally answered .


    We see people a few times a day .


    Her words were guarded , but when I pushed , she stopped answering .


    So , I stopped pushing .


    It was enough to know they were alive and safe .


    As time crawled past , I searched for ways out of my prison .


    Food appeared , but it always seemed to happen while I was asleep .


    A bucket appeared and disappeared for my other needs .


    Chapter 117 2/6 I thought about the ghostly wolf, and what I might be able to do if I could see her again .


    Even just the light from her faint glow would help .


    But of course , that was foolish .


    Light from my own delusion .


    wouldnt help me at all because it wouldnt be real light .


    Still , I was starting to think I saw things in the darkness , and I was worried it might eventually drive me crazy .


    I just hoped the twins , at least , were real , and not just another dream or a story I was telling myself down here in the suffocating dark .


    The twins and I started ying games to pass the time .


    Every once in a while theyd cut off talking to me suddenly and disappear for hours at a time ..


    When they got back , they refused to say anything .


    I mostly talked to Seraphina .


    Tristan hardly said anything.


    He had always hated the dark , so if their cell was anything like mine , he had to be getting more and more traumatized by the second .


    I had to get them out .


    I had to .


    That was the thought that cycled through my mind the second time I saw the ghost wolf .


    I was slumped against the wall , feeling weak .


    They fed me , but Chapter 117 3/6 barely enough to keep me alive .


    By this time , I had to have been in this ce for days .


    Weeks and months didnt seem out of the question , either .


    Suddenly , the darkness behind my eyelids lightened .


    I opened my eyes , and there she was .


    The wolf .


    She came over and nuzzled me , and likest time , I could almost feel it .


    Then she put her nose to the ground and sniffed over near the door .


    Certain I was asleep again , I crawled after her on my hands and knees .


    Half starved as I was , I hadnt been able to recover from the silver poisoning .


    I could feel my wolf , but it was like hed been beaten bloody , and it was taking him longer to recover than me .


    She went over to the ce where I thought there was a door .


    In the light of her glow , I could see it better .


    Id been right .


    It was a heavy metal door .


    No knob .


    No hinges on this side , either .


    She huffed at it , then turned to look at me as if to say , Well , what are you going to do now that you can see ? I staggered to my feet and walked around my cell .


    She moved with me.


    With the light , I noticed something I hadnt before .


    There was a sort of lip a shallow shelf of stone just above my head .


    I reached up and ran my fingers across .


    It went all around the Chapter 117 room .


    I didnt think Id find anything I could use .


    Then my fingers ran across a pebble .


    A single , simple pebble .


    I lifted it down and squinted .


    It was ordinary gray stone .


    Nothing special .


    Then I heard sounds outside my door .


    Food ? I whispered to the wolf .


    She blinked at me .


    Then she disappeared .


    4/6 I exhaled a shaking breath ,id on the floor , and pretended to be asleep as the door unlocked .


    Whoever it was brought no light .


    Their wolf must have had exceptional night vision or else maybe they just knew this ce so well they didnt need it .


    I inhaled , trying to memorize the scent of my jailor .


    Then I heard them take a few steps away from the door .


    I timed their steps , then prayed they didnt see as well in the dark as I thought .


    I had felt around every inch of this cell , I knew it by heart .


    Without opening my eyes , I flicked the wrist that held the pebble .


    I was aiming for the door jamb , for the ce it met the floor .


    The rock skittered and clicked against the floor .


    Chapter 117 The person bringing me food paused .


    5/6 I pretended to moan and roll over in my sleep .


    My heart kicked up .


    I was sure Id be caught .


    Then there was a small clink as they set down the metal bowl with food .


    Shuffling as they turned to go .


    They pulled the door closed behind them .


    As they did , I moved .


    If things went how I wanted , the pebble would get caught between the jamb and the door , and the door wouldnt close all the way .


    But if it bounced back open , my jailor would realize something was wrong .


    I had to make sure it didnt bounce .


    They pulled it closed just as I pressed my hand against it , holding it in ce .


    I didnt hear thetch catch .


    The pebble had worked .


    I held my breath , waiting to see if whoever it was had also noticed my door hadntpletely closed .


    But no one came back .


    No one pushed the door open and tried to close it again .


    There was no sound except footsteps retreating down the hall .


    I probably stayed there for fifteen minutes , waiting , not Chapter 117 6/6 believing Id done it .


    Then I pulled the door open .


    The hall was just as dark as my cell , but outside was the ghostly Wolf I swore she winked .