The Royal Guard by Cindy M. Hogan

Author:Cindy M. Hogan [Hogan, Cindy M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense, adventure, Romance, young adult, teen, Monterra, Italian, action/adventure
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-01-19T16:00:00+00:00

13

Panic filled her, blood rushing swift through her veins. No. This was not happening. She thought about sliding off the conveyance, but she was already five feet off the bed, and it would be no easy task to get out of the burrito of blankets she was in. She could see as she rose into the air, that no trace of her or what had removed her from the room would be apparent. She could call out, but then she would be putting the rescue team in danger, too, and she didn’t think that would be fair or right. They could be killed by the two guards at the foot of her bed, who were totally ready for a fight. She saw that under the thin mattress and blankets had been a neatly made up hospital bed. No. She was committed now. She was being forced to do her father’s bidding. By the time she’d given in to her fate, she was completely inside the ceiling. A woman grabbed her and rolled her off the conveyance, a dim light hanging from the rafters casting an eerie glow over the space. As she was rolled from the conveyance, a man took hold of it and the dangling bed covers and moved them to another part of the secret room or tunnel or whatever it was without so much as a sound. Then the woman, quick as a flash of lightning, slid the ceiling panel into place.

Marisa knew the castle was riddled with secret passageways, and she knew about most of them, but since she didn’t work in the medical wing of the castle, she was not aware of this one. She wondered if it could only be accessed through the ceiling, and if so, how many people knew about it. She wondered if even Christian did.

The woman helped her stand and whispered into her ear “We are from Division, sent to rescue you. Please do not speak until we are in the car away from the castle grounds, and move as carefully and quietly as possible.”

Marisa stared at the woman’s face and eyes, and she drew her head back slightly. Her rescuer appeared to be a teenager. The girl smiled at her and leaned in one more time. “Don’t worry, I’m much older than my age gives me credit for.” The girl helped unwrap Marisa from her burrito blanket and ripped off the hospital gown. She indicated that Marisa should put her hoodie on and zip it up. Marisa worried she wouldn’t be able to see, but somehow, through the fabric, she could, and she was happy to find she could breathe, too.

She and her two rescuers moved silently along the walkway and right up to a wall. She raised her eyebrows. They had led her to a dead end? Pretty terrible planning there, but the girl moved a few latches and the wall opened up—to the night sky. The girl disappeared through the opening, only to peek her head back inside and wave Marisa forward.

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