Exton

Alise awakens to the sound of the door to her cell opening. Thinking it is Jean-Marc she cringes and covers her face. She is startled to hear a womans voice and looks up to see two of Jean-Marcs female pets staring at her. “What are you doing here?”

One keeps looking out the door as the first one speaks. “We dont have much time, we have to go now. We gave him some drugs but we never dare to give him too much. If he ever suspected we would be punished severely if not killed.” She hands Alise a long, white t-shirt, “This is all I could find for you to put on. Its better than naked though...”

Alise slowly pulls the shirt over her head, grimacing as it touches her back and breasts. “Why are you helping me now? You are the one who helped to get me here in the first place. Is this some kind of a sick joke or a trap?”

“No, no traps. He is getting worse all the time. Another killed today. We had no idea what he planned for you or that he hated you so much. You wont last another day if you stay here. Plus the shifters are close, everyone is worried. They might take it out on you if you stay. We will take you through the woods, close to the college. Someone will find you there. Hopefully we get back before Jean-Marc wakes up. How fast do you think you can go?”

Alise grimaces with each movement her body makes. “Not very fast, I'm afraid, but I will try to keep up...”

“Take my hand then. We will take you as far as we dare.” The pets lead Alise out of the cell and into the main room. The table still stained and bloody, the smell making Alise gag.

Alise stops and asks where the other girls are. The two weres exchange a glance and shake their heads. “There is no one down here now but you.”

Quietly unlocking and opening an outside door they cautiously enter the backyard of the house. They try to run to get to the cover of the woods, but Alise can barely move. The weres drag her until she is under the cover of the trees and brush. Alise pauses and takes several deep breaths of clean air. The moon is just rising, tossing slivers of light between the trees. The sounds of the night creatures comforting after the noises in the basement cell.

Alise searches for Stoney with her mind, I am outside, outside in the woods...