#Chapter 103: The Rescue

Kayla The day that Grace was to be rescued came far quicker than I expected, and yet the day itself dragged on like an eternity. While Nicholas and Marcus discussed the plan on repeat, I spent the entire afternoon pacing the living room. Jade and Emma tried to distract all of us, but it was no use. There was too much on the line here. Not only Grace’s freedom, but all of ours. Not to mention the things we would never have the chance to learn about the guild, Nicholas’s mother’s death, and that cryptic legend of Luporath that Grace had mentioned if we weren’t able to successfully free her. Meanwhile, Noah was working in the guild hall all day. It was strange, knowing that he was crunching numbers and earning a wage at his desk just like any other normal work day, all while we were plotting the escape of a political prisoner. Finally, the time came. The sun went down, the car was packed with necessities—I made sure to bring the basket of supplies I’d prepared for