Alpha Blake novel Chapter 60

　　Tasha opens the door to Selene's dorm. She glances carefully walks back inside and leans down towards Selene's shackled ankle.

　　She reaches in to her hair and brings two hair pins placing one in her mouth while extending the other one completely open and placing it inside the ley whole to the brace holding Selene's ankle.

　　She glances at Selene nervously. "You don't have to help me. I can try on my own while you escape. I will get to James and Caleb and get your mate out. I promise." Selene looks at her and smiles. 

　　"No. I told you I'd help, and I'm keeping my word. Just, promise me, that even if I don't make it out alive, you will get Hector out of here safe and sound. Please?" She looks at her, looking eye sighted with her and gives her a melancholic smile.

　　"I promise. But believe me, you both will get out ok. I guarantee it. You and him will be ok." Selene holds her hand grasping it tight in her palm. Tasha's eyes water, and tears run down freely on her cheeks as she sees her eyes.

　　She quickly gets to work. Despite the burning sensation on both, Selene's ankle and Tasha's hand from the silver, she tries desperately to unlock it, and after a few tries, the lock is broken, the shackle falling carelessly to the ground.

　　Both Selene and Tasha stare at each other amazed that it actually worked.

　　She stands quickly and waits for Selene to stand as the wound around her ankle quickly heals. "Ok. You ready?" She asks Selene, the nerves turning in a big turmoil inside of her. Selene nods her head in agreement. 

　　"Now, remember, James and Caleb are in the dungeons next to my husband. There are a total of seven guards down there. But we have to be really careful. Damian has guards running stealthily around every corner of this premises." She walks once more towards the door, she quickly closes it softly as she sees three vampires walking past the end of the corridor where they stand.

　　She waits for a few seconds and opens the door again and gestures towards Selene when the coast looks clear.

　　"We have to be careful and quick. We can't afford to mess up, or one of them or us will get killed." 

　　"Relax Tasha, I know what to do. Just point the way and I'll handle everything." Selene looks at her as she exits the room and walks with care past her. Walking as her body is slowly prompted against the wall.

　　"One more thing." Tasha stops her and Selene turns looking at her. The suspense eating at her as she's eager to get their plan done and over with.

　　"What?" She asks and Tasha pulls her the opposite way she had told her.

　　"Your swords and gear. I know where they are." She tells her as she walks slowly towards a small corridor. 

　　They walk slowly past a few hallways and out to a small abandoned shed. Slowly, Tasha looks every way and gestures towards Selene when the coast is clear.  

　　Selene slowly opens the door and quickly retrieves the weapons they had brought in. She leaves the heavier stuff behind, taking the most important things with her. Her katana, and other weapons of choice she knows will be more than essentially useful to them.

　　She follows Tasha slowly, stopping and avoiding every guard around to her and staying out of their sight from being caught.

　　It takes them a few minutes to run past a few buildings and sheds until they come to the biggest building and go past, undetected by a few guards and walk towards the dungeons.