It had been hours and no one had come. There hadn’t even a hint of any kind of disruption near the entrance. It remained clear and heavily guarded by more of Alessandra’s soldiers. It would only take the reserves a couple of hours at most to make it to the deepest valley in the Dales.
When Bell had been captured there was still enough night hours left to have orchestrated some kind of rescue attempt. Had Ren abandoned him? Not possible. What about his mate? Bell knew that indeed wasn’t possible. He’d traveled thousands of miles away from Ruxs after he’d begged him not to. Bell felt that pain deeper than the blows they’d continued to inflict on him to keep him weakened.
One of the many witches surrounding Bell gazing down on him in rapt fascination, was a fresh face as well. New to thi
