The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself by Sally Green

Author:Sally Green [Green, Sally]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780241636336
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published: 2022-10-14T00:00:00+00:00

It’s a black tattoo. The one on my ankle is the same.

So much for being designated as a Fairborn Witch. To them I’ll always be half Blood.

I heal my hand and finger. The bruised feeling goes. The same works for my ankle and my neck. Slowly the taste fades and the buzz arrives. I curl up and look at the tattoos on my little finger. Three tiny black tattoos. B 0.5.

I need a plan.

The light is on so that they can watch me. I resist looking at the camera.

The nail is still in my mouth. I bite through my cheek and slide the nail out with my teeth and tongue, taking it with my left hand as if I’m wiping my lips. Picking the handcuff lock isn’t difficult, though I have to do it while hiding what I’m doing. I leave the cuff on but open.

Now I have to get in role.

I start shaking and then fling my legs around, make choking sounds and grabbing at my throat. I only have to keep it up for twenty seconds before there is the sound of a bolt sliding back. I roll on to the floor, my right hand still looking like it is cuffed to the bed. My eyes are open but hidden under my arm.

The legs and bottom of the lab coat of Mr Wallend rush towards me; he really must be worried. The black boots of a guard stop in the doorway.

Mr Wallend bends over me and I pull him down, punch his face, roll up to standing and stamp on his balls.

The guard is in and grabbing at my arm. I kick his knee. There’s a crack and the guard grunts and falls backwards but his arms are long and there’s no room to get back from them. He’s pulling me with him and I twist and roll to the side where I can kick his knee again. He’s still got my arm and his other arm swings over and catches my ear with a glancing blow. I slither round and kick him in the face. His grip loosens and after another kick I pull away from him. He is quiet. Mr Wallend is quiet too.

I get up and out, slide the door shut and bolt it.

I’m holding the bolts in place and leaning against the door, in shock at how easy that was. My ear is throbbing fast, in time with my heart. I heal my ear.

If anyone else was watching the camera they’d be here by now.

I go left, passing Room 2C, and then turn right, away from the cell and up the stone steps. Along the corridor to the left, the way I was brought in and still no one is coming. I slowly swing open the door at the end and peer through. Another corridor that’s vaguely familiar, but they all look pretty much the same. I stride down it, past an internal courtyard, which I have definitely seen before but can’t remember how it relates to anything else.

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