Page 44 of I Regret Nothing
“What if I had help and a plan? I would just need a ride to the airport.”
“I’d give you a ride, Rei, but you should forget about Belize. Going there after prison is going to be impossible. The consequences for breaking parole are pretty severe. You’d be in prison a lot longer.”
“What if the plan is good?”
“I still wouldn’t risk it.”
“I need to be where the Aether Circle can’t find me. Venus is playing some long game. She’s trying to take over the witch gang here. It won’t just be one. It’ll be all of them.”
“I should have taken care of Venus when she betrayed me. Faust has a plan. It’s insane, and it’s just in the first stages of conception, but you might not have to worry about the Aether Circle when he’s done.”
“Just a gang of witches being led by Venus.”
“Faust will take care of them. Trust me.”
“Whyis Faust all up in my business? I’m not complaining, and he ended up being cool once he dropped the whole psycho thing, but what does he get out of this?”
“It’s not my place to say. He’ll tell you when he thinks you’re ready. I like him, Rei. I like that he’s in there looking after you where I can’t. You need a wolf in your life.”
“I’ve buddied up with a gargoyle and a sphinx too.”
“No, shit? I’ve never met either, but sphinx are supposed to be very tricky, and gargoyles make excellent protectors. Good job picking your prison gang.”
“We wereallplanning to make a trip to Belize.”
“Their idea or yours?”
“Theirs, but they know Belize better than I do.”
“Does Faust know?”
“Fuck no.”
“You should bring him in on your little trip to Belize.”
Why would Faust help me break out of Silverhold? I knew Hauser liked him and trusted him, but he wasn’t always right. I was about to ask why he thought my fucking CO would be on board with me breaking out of here, but I heard the key in the lock. Faust was back. I couldn’t talk about this in front of him, no matter what Hauser said.
“I have to go. Faust is back.”
“I mean it, Rei. If you ever want to make it to Belize, Faust is your best bet.”
“I’ll take that advice into account. Bye, Hauser. I should be getting my phone time set up soon. I’ll call again.”
Faust settled down into his desk and smiled at me softly. He just had this look on his face like if I asked him to help me get out of here, he’d do it.
But I’d been wrong before about men, and while he might help me out of here, I was pretty sure that didn’t extend to Dakarys and Rajack. I liked them too, and I wasn’t leaving them behind.
Chapter 37
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his had to work. Amduscias was leaving with his family to run off to Olympus with Barbatos, and no one else in Hell was as familiar with Scorchwood as them. I couldn’t search every nook and cranny of this prison without them. Not without tipping Kudan off and having him find a new hiding place.
I stepped through the Fae portal, but I wasn’t in some apartment staring at Kudan. I was in a hallway. What game was this Fae playing? We needed the element of surprise! He would portal away if we kicked the door down.
Fergus placed his finger over his lips and shooed us back. I’d never seen him do this, but everyone in Hell was aware he could turn himself into a fire dragon. I watched him disappear entirely, and a small dragon made of flame appeared before me. Then, it just disappeared. I moved towards the door. I didn’t know what kind of games they played in the Fae realm, but this was serious.
