Just as I step forward a hand reaches out to grab me and I instinctively take a swing.
“F*ck! I guess I deserved that, but seriously that f*cking hurt.” Robbie is holding his ear. He reaches out for me again as I move to step around him. “Don’t step in the circle. It’s the witch’s wheel. That totem is what is keeping us hidden and our scent blocked. Once you step through it you become a part of the spell. It is energized by each person that crosses into it and it’s permanently binding.” He gives me a paine look..
That’s what the girl meant by taking out as many people as I could on my way out of here. It weakens the spell Mike has going. I just nod.
“Let’s get you out of here.” Robbie turns and Jena grabs my arm.
“He’s one of them.” She hisses. “Why are you trusting him?”
Really I have no idea, but the girl said trust my instincts and I don’t think Robbie wants to hurt me. I don’t think he ever wanted to hurt me, he didn’t want me involved. That’s why he was always irritated when Mina and I were around.
“I just do, let’s go. I’ll explain when we are out of this hellhole.” She stays close to me, but I can feel her tension spike. She’s looking for the trap she thinks he’s set and I probably should too.
We move around the dark circular room, into another hallway that is definitely not used based on the smell of decaying rodents. I’m very glad for my wolf senses so I can see without the help of any light and I hate them based on the smell that is giving me a stomach ache. I can feel and smell us going higher and higher.
The incline of the narrow passage is getting steeper, but it is so tight that I can put a hand out and use the walls on either side of me to help propel me forward. The air is getting thinner and cleaner. I can smell the fresh spring air as we get closer to the surface. I have no idea how long we have been walking, my sense of time has been badly skewed. Something about not having a window or a clock will do that to a person.
We finally get to an entrance and Robbie stops, putting his hand out to keep us from going around him and running mindlessly to our freedom.
“Wait. There’s a patrol out right now. We need to time this right. It won’t be long until your absence is noticed and trust me Mike was blown and ready for you both tonight.”
“That is so gross.” I let the stutter roll through me. “He is probably cursed and is firing blanks if he’s having that much s*x and not getting any of the girls pregnant.” I quip trying to see what Robbie sees.
“Not for me, I have an IUD. That f*cker was just too stupid to think to check.” Jena says next to me. It’s the most confident words I’ve heard from her.
“Seriously?! He’s had you for over a year and when you never conceived he didn’t have you checked by one of the pack doctors?” Robbie asks incredulously.
“It’s been over a year now? Damn, I’ve been in that hole too long.” She breathes in and then out with her eyes closed.
“If he was too stupid to think of something that simple, while blaming you for not getting pregnant on purpose, then he doesn’t deserve to procreate.” Robbie says. “Get ready.” He looks down at his watch. “We have about three more minutes and then you both need to run like hell.”
“What about you? He’ll kill you if he finds out you helped us.”
“He’s bound to kill me anyway. He thought you were interested in me after Tyler pissed you off. He’s so insecure, he can’t get anyone to follow him without manipulation and spell work even though he has Alpha King blood running through his veins. He also can’t produce an heir, no matter how many girls he sleeps with, whether by choice or by force.” He winks at me. “I honestly think he might be losing his mind and his grip on any type of reality. I don’t want to be a part of it, I never did but there was no other choice and the only way out of this for me now, is to die.”
