Despite the tension between Kaden and me, we were able to work quickly. We unlocked Reine's cell door, and she popped out like a spring, ready to explode with excitement. She was grinning and beaming and looking so purely happy, for one moment, I forgot all the stakes and risks we were taking.
Of course, the stakes and risks almost immediately returned.
We made our way down the hall, to cells I'd never seen before. Here, Kaden took out the keys he'd snitched from Aiden (who was now sound asleep, as he'd promised) and unlocked one of them, beckoning to some cowering figures inside. After a few seconds, when no one emerged, he turned to us, shrugging helplessly. "They won't come out," His eyes darted nervously, checking for danger.
I peered curiously into the cell. There were two boys ins
