Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne novel Chapter 121

Chapter 121 A dreadful escape.

Doris couldn’t see Enzo, but his voice was all the confirmation she needed. Doris gripped the bars of his cell. “Enzo, are you alright?” Doris said quietly. They didn’t have much time before that boy alerted someone of the shift change. They were probably already on their way here and every breath was a waste.

“As well as I can be, I suppose.” Enzo said with a weak chuckle. William fumbled with the keys beside her as he tried to find the match in the complete darkness. Doris felt as if she could hear all of their breaths echo in her ears along with the beat of her heart. “I didn’t think you would come for me.”

“Of course we would. You’re in this mess because of us.” Doris said gently. William stiffened beside her. A moment later, the lock sounded and the door creaked open slowly. “You never let us down when we needed you.”

“I appreciate your lies, they sound so sweet coming from your lips.” Enzo groaned as he must have forced himself to his feet and over to them. “You truly didn’t have to go through all this trouble for me. I expected you both to already be on your way back to the castle by now. I’m sure they would have realized their mistakes soon enough and let me go.”

“I wouldn’t hold your breath about that.” William muttered and brushed past her.“ How are we supposed to get him out of here without them noticing? Everyone knows what he looks like, he’s their leader.”

“There’s a reason they keep the cells so dark down here.” Enzo said. William paused his steps. She couldn’t see either of them but she could sense William anywhere like he was a part of her. “They easily forget that I am the one who helped design this building. At the end of the hall there’s a cellar door that leads under ground. They were originally made for servants—“

“We don’t need a history lesson on your building, on with it.” William snapped. Enzo only laughed. Doris wanted to step on his foot but she knew she wouldn’t have been able to find it in the darkness. Unfortunately.

“He’s delightful, glad to see that hasn’t changed a bit.” Enzo shifted his body and brushed by Doris. “It travels underground straight to the kitchens where we can slip out of the back door before they realize I’m gone. At least we have the keys.”

“We’d better hurry, then. I think the guard that watched the door was going straight to Mr. Hugh to ask about the sudden shift change.” Doris said. Enzo gripped her hand in the darkness, it almost startled her.

“Let’s go, then.”

Doris reluctantly reached out to grip William’s hand and forced him to follow them.   Enzo led them down the long, dark hallway and stopped to steady Doris several times when she tripped over her own feet. She was only glad it was dark enough to hide her blush from the two men who must have felt like she was a clumsy fool. 1

At the end of the hallway, he released her hand and tried to force open the door. William reached across to hand him the keys and a second later, they were inside. A blinding light made her eyes water. The hallway was brighter than day and looked like a stone cave that stretched far.

“Why do they keep it so bright down here?” Doris whispered and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. She glanced back and saw some of the dirty cells lit up behind them. “The bright light is just enough to light up the servants path down the row of cells. It’s only on when they have someone in the cells. I suppose we should be lucky they wanted to light it just for me.” Enzo grumbled. She turned to get a good look at him and almost gasped at his state. He had two black eyes and cuts across his arm and neck. His clothes were tom in more than one place and he looked as if he could barely stand straight.

“Oh my… Enzo, I can’t believe they did this to you.” Doris reached out her hand to lightly touch the bruises under his eyes. He gripped her hand and held it against his chest. 2

“I have to admit, it was on me. I gave them one hell of a fight and I refused to stay down.” Enzo cleared his throat and tried to offer her a smile. He gestured for them to walk down the hall and he made sure the door was locked behind them. It might not keep the guards out, but it would certainly slow them down a bit.

“We have to turn this around and get them back on your side, Enzo. I think we might have a plan to try.” Doris quickened her step to keep up with the men.

“It might end up getting us killed.” William grumbled.

Enzo glanced at both of them with raised brows. “Care to expand on this so called dangerous plan? My own plans have fallen flat for the time being.”

Enzo looked thoughtful, and also in a bit of pain. “We won’t need to do anything to lead them back, they’ll know that’s where I went. I just need a night to regain a bit of strength before we attempt that.”