Chapter 17

“My friend,” Mabel amended, glaring at her. “I’ve come to free her and there’s nothing you can do to stop me.”

Confidence rang in his tone and spread over his features, his smirk ever-present. The giant frowned, her face clearer now and the rocky parts gone. Then the giant walked over to them and Mabel’s smirk dropped when the large hand scooped them up, bypassing the shield altogether.

“Damn it—”

They were crushed in darkness and each other then slammed into another empty cage hanging from the ceiling. She groaned when the iron bars hit her back. Before the cage could be slammed shut, Mabel’s slipped out and landed more smoothly on the table. He held up his hands when the giant tried to scoop him up again, pissed off.

“Wait!”

“You—”

“I’m a mystical magic prince and I can entertain you.”

Brian threw him an incredulous look, hissing. “You will get yourself killed, you idiot. Run.”

“See now, she was my companion when we first landed here, so our connection’s short and she doesn’t know a