Chapter 24

Sonja

“Hey, you really need to wake up,” complained a feminine voice above me. “You’re heavy and you snore really loud.” She paused. “Is that normal?” she asked someone else.

Cracking an eye open I inspected my new captors. Why had my life gone downhill so fast? I had risked my life to be free, and now here I was, captive again. Jasper’s servant was watching me with cool eyes next to a pretty girl beside him.

“Oh, she’s finally awake! My lady, you had us worried. Are you okay?” The man from before was studying me now as if I was an object that might have gotten cracked.

“I’m not your anything. Please, you don’t have to do this to me. Just let me get out of here. I’ve fought so hard to be free. I just want away.”

“Sorry,” the guy responded. “The Master would string us up if anything happened to you after all we went through to get you out.”

“Siv! Where’s Cai anyway?” The girl frowned. “Did you really leave him behind?” She turned to him her