Jody

Axton! I screamed in my mind because I couldn't move my mouth or my arms or legs. The Roulex guard stood so close to me his foul breath gagged me.

As Axton left the cell, not even saying goodbye or taking one last look at me, my heart shattered.

Why had he given up? He nearly had all the Roulex out of the way and could've escaped. Yet, even as I thought the question, I knew the answer. He'd done it to save me.

Me.

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