Chapter 45 : Escape Route

*Genevieve*

It was impossible to tell what time of day it was. The handful of dim lights in the dungeon were on all the time, so telling time was impossible. I felt like it had to be nighttime, but I couldn't be positive.

Hurried footsteps trampled down the stairs, echoing against the rock walls of the wet basement.

"Genevieve," Rowan hissed.

I stood, hurrying to the edge of the cell, grasping at the bars.

"What are you doing down here?" I demanded, though the relief at seeing him nearly swept me away like a tidal wave.

"Getting you out of here," he answered, racing from the base of the stairs to my cell door.

He fumbled with the keys, jamming several different ones into the keyhole before finding the right one. He twisted it and yanked the door open.

"Let's go," he urged.

I followed him out and down the hall. Rowan held his hand behind his back and I reached up and took it. He guided me away from the stairs he had used to come down here, and instead, toward a door at