Chapter 23

Chapter 23

A lock of hair, that’s all we needed… This shouldn’t be too hard. I materialized just outside the entrance to the tunnel where Marina was being kept. I was pleased to see that it was covered in ice shards, meaning she was, in fact, still down there.

After our little escapade a few days ago, I really doubted she would be willing to talk to me again. So, I decided to pull a page from my brother Raziel's book and go in guns blazing. Or so they say.

I stepped inside and started walking towards the back of the tunnel. I could feel the familiar fuzzy feeling in my mind telling me that I was getting closer. “Who’s there?” Marina’s icy voice infiltrated my mind like an icy blast down my spine.

I didn’t answer but I kept heading towards her. “I haven’t seen anyone in days, what is going on?” She basically screeched into my mind. I stepped around the corner to face Marina. She was standing in front of her throne as beautiful as ever, with her varying shades of blue hair off to one