*LUCAS*
I know that I don’t have much time to find Calliope. If Bethea reaches me first, she’ll just wipe my memory again and put me back in that cursed spell. Who knows if I’ll ever be able to claw my way out of this mental prison again.
“Come back here tomorrow,” says Bethea, “And update me on your progress. I’ll create some more vampires tonight, and if you’re lucky I will give one of them to you.”
My lip curls in disgust as I hear the words.
“Yes, your majesty,” answers Persephone. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Their conversation is ending. I have to get out of here before they see me. I could make a run for it right now, head straight for the water and call for Calliope. But Bethea’s window looks out over the town square, so she’ll be able to see me leaving the palace. She would hunt
