Chapter 81

When they showed up, Ariella had just finished a small breakfast. Her stomach was still cramping, and she was lying on the bed, gently resting a hand over it. The moment she heard the sounds of fighting, her heart skipped. This had to be it-someone had come to save her. It had to be! And she didn't even need to think-of course it was Forrest. Like some action hero straight out of a movie, he'd come in out of nowhere. Please, she prayed silently, let him win. She couldn't take another day in this hellhole. She just wanted out-wanted to breathe real air again. But then came a muffled groan, someone getting hit. Her heart jumped-was it one of Lucian's people or Forrest? She had no clue if he came alone. That wounded sound made her nerves spike. Luckily, the panic didn't last long. Moments later, Forrest had dealt with the guards and handed them off to his guys. He pushed a key into the lock and twisted it open. What he didn't expect was total darkness behind the door. So this was what Luc