“I’m well.”
Bela steps away from me to turn toward the young. “Are you okay, Sky?”
She nods as well.
“Okay. So we’re all okay. What do we—”
Before she can finish, a strangled scream leeches through the wall. “No… please no. N-no more,” a hoarse voice cries out.
When the females turn large eyes to me, I storm toward the door, just as another scream starts my skin crawling.
“Help! Hel—” Her cry for help is cut off with a choking cough that gets my heart pounding. Luckily, I’m not the only one who heard the female’s cries. As I’m throwing the door open, an elder pizat is rounding the corner at a jog. Our eyes meet, and he nods at me when we reach the door next to mine at the same time.
Without slowing my stride, a well-placed kick has the door caving inward, interrupting the couple inside.
“What thefuck?!” the male growls over his shoulder at the same time he lets go of the female, whose mouth was impaled on his cock.
The female drops to the bed and rolls to the floor as she sucks in deep breaths in between coughs and retches. Beside me, the pizat goes for the male, so I rush for the female. She’s already staggering to her feet, and I help her from the room, where Bela and the young are waiting.
My female’s hands go to her mouth, and she gasps when she sees me bring the other female out. “Oh my god, Ynez!”
I’m supporting most of the battered female’s weight, and at the sound of Bela’s voice, she looks up and whimpers. One of her eyes is already swelling shut, and I think she’s missing a clump of hair at her temple.
“I’m… fine,” she croaks through her swollen lips and abused throat.
“Bullshit,” Bela grumbles to her, ducking under her other arm so we’re both supporting her weight. “Jesus, what did that monster do to you?”
“Volethos has… certain tastes,” Ynez sighs.
I freeze at the mention of the male’s name. A name I’m quite familiar with.Kurva!Did he see me? Recognize me? The back of my neck itches, and I want badly to look over my shoulder to see if he’s watching.
“I can’t believe he gets away with that,” Bela snaps.
“Oh, he doesn’t. Although, he’s never gone quite so far as he did tonight.” She turns to face me and nods. “Thank you. I owe you.”
“You’re welcome,” I say, and she turns to Bela.
“You should go. Now. While everyone is distracted.”
I haven’t realized it until now, but she’s been leading us across the hall to a panel of smooth plaster. She runs her trembling fingers across the surface until she reaches something she must be looking for because she suddenly hits the side of her fist against a hidden panel, and a small doorway pops inward.
“What? How the hell did you know about this?” Bela hisses.
“It’s unimportant. This leads to a service lift. You’ll have to be careful you’re not seen, but it will take you straight to the airlock. From there, you’re on your own as far as escaping. I’ve done what I can.”
“Ynez!” Bela gasps. “You should come with us.”
The beaten female laughs, even as she grabs my female and shoves her toward the door. “I’d have used this long ago if I had any intention of doing so. Now go!”
When Bela disappears into the darkness, I reach behind me for the young and give her a push after.
“Thank you,” I tell the female, Ynez.
“Just take care of them,” she says.
I nod before ducking into the darkness, pushing the door firmly shut behind me.
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