Alien Most Wanted: Mastermind (Folsom Planet Blues Book 3) by Honey Phillips

Author:Honey Phillips [Phillips, Honey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-03-16T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

“Are you sure you wish to see this part of the prison?” Ratchi asked Leavent meekly. “It’s not a very pleasant environment.”

Leavent nodded. “That certainly sounds like the most appropriate place for my thief to end up.”

Did the assistant really think he was going to be discouraged so easily?

They were descending into the rocky caverns beneath the prison. From what he’d been able to determine based on the initial geological survey, the surface beneath Folsom was full of underground caverns. Perhaps it was no surprise that the Warden decided to make use of them.

The elevator finally came to a halt, and the door opened. The tunnel outside was indeed a remarkable contrast to the metal interior of the elevator. Rock walls formed a craggy pathway, only half illuminated by flickering yellow bulbs. He suspected that it had intentionally been left in such a primitive state.

He stepped out, fastidiously drawing his robes away from the moisture seeping down the rock, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ratchi’s lips curl. The little assistant was far too self-confident. He had obviously decided that Leavent was simply a spoiled member of the Royal Court. He would be in for a surprise. One of the big Zameetan guards trailed along behind them as Ratchi began the tour.

“The cells are isolated and set back as much as possible. We have no wish to let the prisoners communicate with each other. The only time they are in contact is during the time we allow for training.”

“Training?”

Ratchi gave a discreet cough. “In order for them to be suitable candidates for the arena. Of course, that is only if their… patrons are willing for them to be seen.”

There it was again—that implication that unwanted people could be hidden away down here.

“It seems like a rather elaborate way of removing obstacles.” He kept his voice carefully neutral.

Ratchi shrugged. “Deaths sometimes raise questions that disappearances do not.”

He made sure his usual icy mask was in place, despite the rage building inside of him. He was quite sure that Riker had been condemned to this living hell for precisely that reason. And even though he suspected that Altrez had willingly descended into it, the Warden had still been complicit in sending him here.

Ratchi led him to the arena, but he merely gave the open cavern and blood-streaked floor a distasteful look before turning away. “As you say, quite primitive.”

Another of those satisfied little half-smiles. Just what exactly did Ratchi have in mind?

“Is there anything else you would care to see?”

“Yes. I would like to see the cell where my thief was held. To make sure it was not too comfortable. And perhaps the training room and some of the outer limits.”

“Of course—” Ratchi’s communicator chimed, and he bent over it with an apologetic murmur as he tapped out a response. “I am desolated to announce that I am required on urgent business above. I would not expect you to remain below by yourself, of course…”

Ratchi’s words trailed off suggestively, and Leavent almost laughed.

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