Chapter 210Sometimes, when you fight for your life, it makes you do stupid things, and you barely remember how powerful you are. All I wanted was to save Sila's sister and also get away from the Warden.For a moment, I didn't remember I had any abilities. Surviving was more important to me. The cold was like knives driving into my skin. The river wasn’t just fast—it was alive, a living beast intent on smashing us into the jagged rocks that tore through the surface. My lungs burned, every gulp of air shredded by water slamming into my mouth.The girl’s chains dragged her down again, and I had to dive, my fingers finding her wrist in the darkness. The Warden’s splash still echoed in my head, and I knew he was somewhere behind us—no, not behind. Hunting us.“Kick!” I roared, the word swallowed by the water.She thrashed, her eyes wide, coughing as she broke the surface. I hooked my arm under hers and let the current carry us downstream, angling toward a shadowy wall where the water thi

Chapter 212The first hound lunged at me. I dropped to my knee, driving my shoulder into its gut and shoving upward. The thing screeched as it flipped over me, chain clattering across the stone. The second came in from my right. I ducked under its swipe and yanked its chain so hard my palms burned. It stumbled forward, teeth snapping just shy of my face.Another set of claws raked across my back, tearing cloth and skin. I hissed but stayed on my feet. My ribs screamed with every twist, but pain was better than dying.“Come on, then!” I snarled, voice ragged. “Let’s see what you’ve got.”The nearest one cocked its head, that glassy-eyed smile still plastered across its face. Then they all came at once.Chains rattled, claws scraped, breath stank of rot. I didn’t have a weapon, but I had desperation—and desperation makes you mean. I caught the smallest one’s chain, looped it around my forearm, and spun with all the strength I had left. Its body slammed into another, both of them coll

Chapter 214 I looked up the tunnel and saw it was Silas’s sister. “ You can't save her, Adrian. Save yourself.” Damien said, staring at me. “ And who are you to tell me why and what not to do?” I snapped at him. “ I'm coming!” I shouted from where I was. “ We need to get the hell out of here. Don't tell me that you cannot make this small sacrifice. You let her die, and we get to save ourselves.” Damien said again. “ You say that word one more time, and I am going to throw you off this cliff!” Damien looked at me and laughed. “ I alone know the way out of here. You are going to need to trust me when I tell you what we need to do. And right now, I am telling you that you need to let go.” Without saying another word to him, I jumped and flew downward. It's been a long time since I flew. I was a little rusty now, but I managed to find my balance and flew upward to get Silas' sister. She hugged me tightly with her breath clashing against my skin. “ It is alright. We are going to ge