A Break in Time by Michelle Miles

Author:Michelle Miles
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Time Travel
ISBN: 1-59998-473-3
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2007-10-01T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen: Tunnel to Escape

Breakfast was served in the dining salon and Skye reveled in the fruits and surprisingly sweet bread that was served with small bowls of honey to dip it in. The only thing missing was a good strong cup of coffee. She wondered if steaming hot coffee with a brown cardboard sleeve around it was going to be something she enjoyed again. She quickly pushed such a depressing thought from her mind. Dane and Tia stood out of earshot, but she could hear them whispering. She wondered what they were up to and eyed them suspiciously. Tia had nothing but the look of innocence on her face and Dane…well, he was just Dane.

Shrugging inwardly and thinking of the long journey ahead, she took several pieces of fruit and a loaf of crusty bread and wrapped it in a large linen napkin.

“What are you doing?” Dane asked.

“We’ll need rations,” she said. “Duh.”

“We don’t need any of that.” He took the napkin out of her grasp and placed it on the table. “We’re going. Come on.”

“But—”

“Come on, Skye.” He held his hand down to her.

“Okay. Fine.”

She refused to take it. Instead, she brushed past him but he fell in step beside her.

“Lead the way, Tia.”

With a nod, she led them through the main hall of the Citadel and down twisting hallway after hallway, into the dark bowels of the building. It wasn’t long before Skye lost her sense of direction. Rounding another corner, Tia took them down a long darkened staircase. The air grew thick and heavy the closer to the bottom they got.

The girl paused at the base of the stairs. One torch lit the large concrete door looming before them. Cobwebs hung in every corner. Taking a deep breath, she bore her weight into the concrete door and pushed. When it remained in place, Dane threw his shoulder into it and helped her get it open. The door scraped the floor to reveal a narrow corridor. Torches were every three feet in black brackets. The air was stagnant and drafty and something about it sent goose bumps up Skye’s arms.

“We have to go in there?” she asked.

“Our ancestors used this escape route when the city was in chaos,” Tia said. “It will lead you under the mountain and out of the village.”

“You’re not coming with us?” Dane asked.

“I cannot take you the entire journey.” She bowed her head slightly. “Once you’ve found what you’re looking for, I will return here.”

“What are we looking for?” Skye asked, eyeing Dane.

But he ignored her question. He was up to something and planned to keep it to himself.

“Dane?”

“Not now, Skye.”

She scowled, perturbed he’d put her off.

After they had crossed the threshold of the doorway, Tia turned and headed back for the door. Seeing what she intended to do, he stepped up to help her shove the concrete door closed. It scraped the floor as it moved into place with a loud thud, thereby sealing them inside the tunnel.

“But…if you’re coming back, how are you going to get out?” Skye’s brows drew together.

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