How To Escape Cidhna Mine Novels & Stories

The golden energy erupts from her skin in waves that make everyone step back. Except me. I hold her tighter. "Neah. Come back. I've got you." "Liam." Her voice is raw. Wrecked. "It hurts." "I know. But you're alive. Stay with me." "Everything is so loud. I can hear hearts beating three floors down. I can smell the C4 charges. I can feel every wolf in this building." "Then use it. Tell me how we get out." She blinks. The gold recedes slightly. Her eyes find mine. "East corridor. Service exit. Twenty seconds before the charges blow that section."

A robotic voice echoed overhead: “Containment release in thirty seconds. Evacuate immediately.” Liam lifted Ava into his arms. “We’re leaving.” Elara ran to the door panel, typing furiously. “I can get us out through the west tunnel, but it leads straight under the power core.” “Then we move fast.” They sprinted through the maze of corridors as the facility began to shake, pipes bursting overhead. The hum of the generators turned into a violent roar. At the final gate, the blast doors were half-shut. Elara slid through, but as Liam followed, the metal slammed down, trapping his leg.

“It’s a setup. The entire base is rigged. You need to” BOOM. The ground shook. A wall of flame erupted from the lower level. Grace turned, shielding Micah. Damien was somewhere in that inferno. Escape Into the Snow Grace didn’t wait. She ran with Micah down a service tunnel Noah had marked earlier on the map. It led to an emergency exit built for old Soviet test pilots. Her lungs burned. Her ribs screamed. But her feet didn’t stop. She reached the snowy exterior just as Noah arrived in the exfil vehicle, pulling her and Micah in.

But he hadn't expected to see Elias there, too. "Cain… save me…" Elias reached a weak hand toward him. She didn't need to finish. Without a flicker of hesitation, Cain swept her into his arms and raced out, not sparing me a single glance as I lay on the floor. I watched his back disappear through the doorway, my vision blurring with smoke. In that instant, my last illusion burned away to ash. Half an hour later, when security finally extinguished the fire, I was gone. I had used the chaos to slip out the emergency escape on the window ledge, then took the service elevator straight to the underground garage.

This was my one shot. As we drew closer to the valley that held the fortress, Lyra held up a clenched fist. We halted. She turned to me, her eyes glinting in the faint starlight. “Alright, asset. Your turn. The Alpha said you know a way in. Show us.” This was it. The point of no return. If I led them in, I was committing to Kairi’s plan. I would be their tool until I was no longer useful. I nodded, feigning cooperation. “There’s a drainage conduit on the eastern cliff face. It’s narrow, but it leads directly into the lower storage levels. It’s how I escaped.”

It looked like something abandoned, something that should’ve stayed that way. “No lights,” Eden murmured. “Automated defense grid’s likely dormant until triggered,” Cassel replied. “And no radio activity. He’s keeping it silent. Smart.” Eden glanced at him. “And we’re just going to walk in?” Cassel gave a thin smile. “No, Eden. We’re going to crawl in through a forgotten maintenance duct half a kilometer off the southern ridge, swim through a submerged access tunnel designed for engineers, and then—maybe—get inside before freezing or drowning.”

What I do care about though, is blowing up Cara and her baby. “Cara, I am going to climb up on the roof.” I explain. “Then I am going to bust through the skylight in the roof and pull you guys out through the it.” I make my way over to a nearby tree. It doesn’t look too bad. Grabbing a branch I quickly swing my way onto a higher branch. So goes, until I am level with the roof of the cabin. Before jumping, I stop and look out. This could be it, this could be the last moment of my life. Have I lived a good one? Probably not, if I live through this, will I change? Probably not. With that sobering thought, I jump.

"Listen carefully. We're getting out of here soon. The route will be dangerous, and some of us probably won't make it. But it's better than staying here to die." "What's the plan?" Helena asked quietly. "Dean's compound has multiple exit points, but most are heavily guarded. There's a service tunnel that leads to the old mine system, we can use if to escape. It's our best chance." "How do we get to the tunnel?" Jamie questioned. "We create distractions. Multiple fires, explosions, anything to draw guards away from the tunnel entrance. Small groups move independently, rendezvous at the mine entrance." "And if we get separated?" Ruth asked.

Hamilton commands. "Fine, I'll figure something out," I respond, my voice trembling. I end the call and survey the room, pondering how I can make my escape. "Window," a voice inside my head suggests. Following the advice, I approach Kai's window and cautiously open it. A fire escape comes into view, offering a potential means of escape. Without hesitation, I climb out and swiftly descend the metal stairs. Although I should have informed the guys about the situation, I couldn't risk Kai's safety by involving them.

I tried to tell him that it was nothing, that I could handle myself and that my daggers were sharp, but he silenced me with a sharp look. "We have a plan," Liam continued, his voice firm and leaving no room for argument. "We have created an escape route for you through the old servant tunnels that lead out toward the southern ridge. You'll end up in the village where we placed your friend, and the two of you will move from there into the deeper parts of the continent." He stepped even closer, his scent of pine and iron surrounding me. "You need to move as far away as possible. Get your things now, and Cade and some of the trusted guards will lead you away from the fortress's vicinity before