Chapter 9
CHAPTER NINE
Ryker
When he raised his hand to bang against the door, I extinguished my lightning and grasped his wrist. “No.”
Callan’s eyes rolled toward me, and for a second, I thought he would fall apart. Then he took a shuddering breath and relaxed in my grip.
“Is this what your father planned?” Callan demanded.
“I don’t know. He’d thoroughly enjoy a mind game like this, but he’d be a fool for allowing me to have any freedom,” I told him.
“What do we do?” Tucker asked.
“We figure it out. I have my lightning back; if necessary, I’ll blast the door down. Someone is sure to hear it, and we’ll have to move fast after, but let me take a closer look first.”
I handed the crying man off to Callan. He’d at least stopped sobbing, but tears still trickled down his cheeks.
Stepping closer to the door, I brought my lightning back to examine the frame. It was solid metal and probably spelled too, but I’d bring this whole place down to get free of here.
Placing my hands against the door, I peered through the small, barred window in the center. Even if I shattered the glass, the space was only large enough to stretch my arm through; none of us could squeeze past it.
The window revealed only a small portion of the stone wall across the way. The rest of the hall remained blocked from view.
I placed my palm against the glass, then lowered it to examine the door more carefully. Unless a witch or warlock magicked it, I should be able to break through with relative ease.
If they had bespelled it, it would take a lot of force to open it, if I even could, and it might bring all the guards in the palace down here.
However, once I was free of my cell and chains, I’d regained my powers, which meant the hallway was free of magic.
There was a good possibility this door was too.
I rested my hand over the plate where the lock was on the other side. I was about to fire some lightning into the plate when a click sounded from the other side.
My entire being froze, but I broke free of my paralysis when the door swung toward me. When I stepped out of the way, the others all fell back.
I hadn’t seen anyone on the other side, but they were out there… waiting.