Lies Ripped Open (The Hellequin Chronicles Book 5) by Steve McHugh

Author:Steve McHugh [McHugh, Steve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 47North
Published: 2015-08-24T22:00:00+00:00

“Oh, bollocks,” I whispered as the rest of the lift’s occupants joined me on the gangway.

“I assume you and Helios know one another,” Mac suggested.

“You see that eye patch?”

“Oh for fuck’s sake, Nate, did you take his eye?” Remy asked.

“Pretty much.”

“Weren’t you shagging his sister too?” Alan piped in.

“How the hell does that help?” I snapped.

“Never said it did, just pointing out he might want to kill you for that too. I didn’t realize we were trying to be useful. We’re stuck on the lowest floor of The Hole with the worst criminals that Avalon’s ever had. Unless you have a mini-nuke in your pocket, I think usefulness is something we’re going to be in short supply of.”

“How many inmates are here?” Mac asked.

“Two hundred and seventeen at last count. That was three years ago. Some of those could have been killed.”

“I doubt very much that by some, you mean all?” Mac said. “I guess we should be grateful for the box we find ourselves in.”

“So we’re safe so long as we stay in here, yes?” Remy asked as he opened the armory and found it empty. “This isn’t looking great. How long before someone figures out we’re not where we’re supposed to be and comes looking?”

Anthony didn’t answer, he was too busy watching the prisoners below as they filed out into the large area between the sets of cells. “We’re going to be killed, aren’t we?”

I glanced out of the window as a loud thud sounded out. “Can you get the lift back down here?” I asked Anthony.

He shook his head. “There’s a service hatch, but it’s quite the climb and there’s no way I could manage it all the way back to the surface. It’s a long climb in almost complete darkness.”

Everyone turned to Remy. “You can see in the dark, yes? Fancy a climb?”

“Sure, why not. It’s not like I like having clean fur anyway.”

“Can you get Remy to that service hatch? Make sure he gets to the top and sees the warden.”

“How certain are you that the warden isn’t involved?” Ellie asked.

“Fair point. Anyone you trust, Anthony?”

“The warden is a good man. I can’t see why he’d be against us. He certainly has no love for Livius.”

“Okay, we’ll go for the warden then. Remy, if you get a hint he’s against us, you do what you need to, to get that lift back down here.”

“And what are you lot going to do?” he asked.

“Stay here and wait,” I told him. “If we go out there, we’re all dead. And I’m not entirely sure how long I have before the venom inside me really kicks in.”

“Right, come on Anthony, you can show me exactly where I can start the really shitty climb.”

I turned back to the glass and was surprised to see that all of the prisoners were standing motionless, staring up at us, while Helios climbed the staircases attached to one set of cells, until he was on the fourth level. There were murmurs below him, although they sounded more like laughter.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.