*Rafe*

Just as the guard bends over, I grab hold of his bat and whirl it on him. He has just enough time to register surprise on his face before he goes down. The servants who came for Riley’s body are too shocked to scream, and they back away, their hands raised in surrender.

I leave them be for now and search the guard. As I suspected, he’s stupid enough to have the keys to my cuffs.

I unlock them and throw the keys to the ground, taking one last look at the servants. They’re plastered against the wall and one has wet his pants, so I turn to assess...