The Dungeon by June Leung

Author:June Leung [Leung, June]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789887542643
Publisher: June Leung

Chapter 26

Lia

It should be early in the morning, or is it late at night? Lia shook her head, opening her eyes to stare at the brick ceiling above. There was no way to tell without a window. She sat up, staring at the clock on the wall, but it didn’t help. She sighed, reaching out for her phone. The screen lit up to show it was around noon. She got out of bed. The conversation with Adrian a few days ago never left her mind.

“It will be great to see Helen in person,” she said.

“Very soon. Just be patient.”

“How soon is very soon?”

“Less than a month.”

Lia took a sip of water from the glass on the bedside table. She had to do something. Otherwise, things would turn ugly. It should be fine—there was still time. She just needed to think of a way to stop Adrian, and possibly also William. It couldn’t be that hard. She laughed at herself. Adrian was almost the scariest fighter she had seen, and with his history with William, it wouldn’t be that easy for them to not fight.

She paced around the room with her hands on her waist, her brain working quickly. All she knew was in a month, Adrian would attack William and Eric, but how were the Elders doing about her disappearing? She had to get in touch with Helen first, maybe the two of them could come up with something, and then…

The door squeaked open and Lia flinched. Adrian was there, holding up a takeaway bag. “Hungry? Got you lunch.”

Maybe she had to try to not make him suspicious first.

“Sure! What’ve you got?” She smiled, hugging him and pecking his cheek. They took a seat by the desk, taking out the food. “Wow! You got fried chicken. Not a bad choice!” She beamed, picking up a piece.

“Just not bad?” He raised his brows, taking a sip of his soft drink. Lia mumbled with half a piece of chicken in her mouth. Adrian laughed. “I can’t hear you when your mouth is full.”

“Not stroking your ego anytime soon.” She snorted after she swallowed. “By the way, can I go out for a while today?” Her heart raced, hoping it wouldn’t be hard to get through him.

He stared at her for a moment longer than she expected before shaking his head. “With Evelyn hunting you, I don’t think it is a good idea.”

“Please? I’ll be very safe if you go with me. You aren’t that easy to beat, right?”

He turned away, busying himself with the fries. “Of course I’m not easy to beat. But I don’t want to risk you. Please be patient. We can go out together soon. You can even meet Helen.”

“What will be different in a month’s time? You will have beaten Evelyn already?” Lia busied herself with an onion ring.

It took a while before he said, “Just… it will be safer by then.”

“Why?”

“You will know.” He frowned slightly, likely not intending to tell her anything more. Lia sighed silently.

“OK… I hope it would work out.

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