#Chapter 139 Coaxing and Coercing

Mira I was consumed with the thought of getting the kids out. There was not a doubt in my mind that if I wanted to escape myself, I could do it. Couldn’t I? But the teenagers were a different story. They barely trusted me to speak with me, so getting them all on board to hatch a plan and break free form their cages seemed like an impossible task. It was a challenge I would accept, and I would see it through as best as I could. No matter what. The girl who spoke to me that first day finally told me her real name, two days after our first meeting. Malachi had agreed that I could visit them once a day, so I came prepared with notes and questions and tried to get as much out of them as I could. “Marielle.” Her voice was so soft, she almost sounded like a different person. It was like the real girl was hiding inside this outer shell, the hardened version of herself. “A beautiful name,” I told her. “Do you know anyone else’s?” Her face pinched, eyes darting to the l