Marco’s POVI cleared my throat and spoke to the guard with a steady voice. "We're just talking, sir. Nothing important."The guard stared at us, looking closely at our faces. He seemed suspicious, creating a tense feeling between us. It was like a storm cloud ready to burst. Dave and I stayed calm, keeping our expressions neutral."So, nothing important?" the guard asked again, sounding doubtful. He moved closer, making us feel small. "It seemed like you were really into this 'nothing important' conversation."My heart raced in my chest, reminding me of how risky this situation was. Dave's fingers twitched a little. He was nervous but prepared to act if needed.I looked at the guard, speaking with respect. "We know the rules, sir. We were just passing the time, nothing more."The guard's lips twisted a bit, still not sure. He kept studying us, maybe trying to figure out if we had hidden reasons. Eventually, he let out a grumpy breath and relaxed a bit."Alright," he said, sounding an

Marco’s POVI'm known for being good at noticing things. I'm really good at seeing even the smallest details, and this can be very helpful in our current situation. After the scary encounter with the guard, I knew we had to be careful. Our plan to escape depended on it.For the next few days, I decided to watch the prison guards closely. We needed to be very precise with our timing if we wanted to get out of here safely. Every day, I sat in the corner of the prison yard, pretending to talk to Dave, but I was actually keeping an eye on everything around us.The guards had a strict routine. They did the same things every day, and I wanted to use that to our advantage. I noticed that they changed shifts every eight hours. This was important information because it meant that there would be a short time when the prison's security was not as strong.I watched the guards walk around the yard. They always moved in pairs - one was older and more experienced, and the other was younger and wante

Scarlett’s POVI woke up slowly, like a boat coming out of a foggy sea. My head hurt a lot, and I moaned quietly. Every time I moved, my body hurt, and when I tried to open my eyes, it was hard. My eyelids felt very heavy.I tried really hard and managed to open my eyes just a little bit. I saw blurry things around me, and it seemed like I was in a place that wasn't very bright. It was really dark, and there were only a few candles that gave a little light, so I couldn't see where I was.I got scared when I remembered what happened before I ended up here. Michael was really angry, there were scary people, and someone hit me on the head really hard. I touched my head and felt dried blood, and it hurt a lot.But even though I was in pain and confused, I started thinking about my baby. I worried about whether my baby was safe. I whispered a prayer to keep my baby okay.As I started to feel better, I realized I wasn't by myself. The carriage I was in was moving, and I could feel it swayin

Scarlett’s POVSwiftclaw had a creepy smile on his face, and I was nibbling on my tasteless food reluctantly. The room felt tense, and I couldn't help but feel that something bad was happening.I wanted to know more about how Swiftclaw knew Elara. It didn't seem like he should know her name, but he brought it up like it was important. I took a deep breath and gathered the courage to ask, "Swiftclaw, how do you know Elara? Who told you about her?" My heart raced as I waited for his answer.Swiftclaw looked at me with dark eyes and leaned closer. He spoke in a low, scary voice, "Oh, Scarlett, there's so much you don't know. You'll find out in time." His words sent shivers down my spine.I couldn't let him avoid my question, so I demanded, "Tell me now. How do you know about Elara?"Swiftclaw laughed, which made me feel even more uneasy. "Humans are easy to figure out," he taunted. "But I'll tell you a bit more. Your husband, Marco, was captured and brought here earlier. We tried to get

Scarlett’s POVEverything went crazy for me, and I felt like I was falling into a dark hole. It hurt a lot, and I was scared and confused. It was all mixed up like a loud, crazy song in my head. I couldn't understand what was happening, and I really wanted to call out to Marco to make sure he was okay, but I couldn't even talk.Slowly, like waking up from a bad dream, I started to notice where I was. The feeling of numbness started going away, and I felt a tingly feeling that told me I was waking up. I tried to open my eyes, but they felt really heavy, like there were invisible chains on them.I blinked a few times and started to figure out what was happening. I was tied up on something that looked like a scary table, with weird skulls all over it. Each skull had a creepy story, and the table itself was made of black stone with spooky symbols that glowed a little.The room around me was kinda dark, but there was a strange green light coming from the walls. The air smelled really bad,