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Praying they wouldn’t see what she was doing, she reached into the pocket of her skirt and pulled out her phone and held it beneath her stomach With one hand she scanned her thuure out how to use her other hand without giving herself away she felt Chris’ fingers move over the sh as she looked up and met his eyes With a wink he took the phone from her and placed it back in her pocket

"It will be okay," he pro this had just been increased, but there was no guarantee that they’d be found before soht to search her or decided that they didn’t need theht her attention She looked down to find the shifter watching the

She felt her heart race with fear as she waited for hiave her a subtle shake of his head as he struggled against his binds to sit up

It would probably be one of the dus she’d ever done, but she could just leave hi and barely able to move She knew she should just turn her back on hiet that he’d saved Marc and hopefully Joshua when he shoved them back into the tunnel and sealed the door

"What are you doing, Munchkin?" Chris demanded as he tried to stop her, but she simply pulled away and knelt by the man’s side

He watched her wearily as she pulled a small pin from her ear and turned her attention to his cuffed hands It had been months since Sebastian had shown her how to pick a lock and she hoped she hadn’t forgotten

When she heard the lock click open she sighed with relief The second cuff took her a bit longer because of the blood that had seeped into the lock but she et it off

"Let h as he took the pin fro the ether

"Just so you know," Chris said conversationally, "if you hurtto tear you apart with my bare hands"

The man simply nodded "Understood"

Chris tossed the cuffs aside and pocketed the pin and she was surprised that none of their guards objected

Then again they probably wouldn’t do anything as long they didn’t try to escape

"I’ her hand into his

"Yes"

As he sat down across fro and sat her down on his lap, never once taking his eyes away from the man across from them

"Care to explain why you’re on this side of the bars?"

Chris drawled

"Because I’ heavily

"That see twin glares

Chris laid his hands over her stouards "Any idea e’re dealing with here?"

" Ra

"Shit," Chris hissed softly as she looked passed the bars and looked at the ain Chris said some demons did

"And who do you work for?" Chris deh to try and make up a debt to an old friend," Kale said reluctantly

"Soust