She still didn't move a muscle, her eyes trained on the cell she was kept prisoner in.

"What's wrong?" Tyson mind links me, stuck behind me on the steps with Ace.

"Just give her a sec" I mindlink back. She was frozen completely rooted to the spot unmoving.

"I am right behind you, no one will touch you with me here, you won't be locked back up" I tell her, leaning down and running my nose down her cheek. Heart rate slows but she still doesn't let go of my arm around her chest where I grabbed her.

My father comes out of one of the cells at the back...