Chapter 104. Escape from Hell

Alicia's POV

Ash carries me up the stairs and doesn't let go, even when I tell him I'm okay and can walk, still he doesn't allow my feet touch the ground. I try to tell him that carrying me - bridal style - will only slow us down but he's not having it.

He's fast on his feet, I must admit, but that niggling fear is sitting pretty on my chest once again and not allowing me to breathe well. As soon as we get up the stairs and into a hallway, he slows down and looks left and right. His eyes have gone keen and sharp and I don't need to be told we're both in danger. If they see him carrying me out of here, we're both dead.

At least I will be.

The scorned woman will forgive Ash... maybe. 

I watch his face as he watches the surrounding before moving stealthily. I feel his muscles flex and bunch as he carries me. His strides eat up the floor as he moves toward a door at the far end. 

I wrench my eyes from his face and toward the