48 pages • 1 hour read
Paedyn and Kai work together to wear out the rope binding them together, all the while bantering and taunting each other. She asks whether he regrets everything that happened between them, and he says they can have regrets later. When the guard brings them food, Paedyn and Kai, now unchained, knock him unconscious. Stealing his keys, they run to the nearby sewer grate and jump into the sewer. Running through a filthy tunnel, they realize that the water is rising fast. Eventually, they become trapped. Unable to find an exit and seeing that the water level is still rising, Kai and Paedyn think they’re about to die. In the heat of the moment, they confess to each other that they have no regrets and kiss one last time.
As the water rises, Paedyn tells Kai she can’t swim, so he asks her to hold onto him so that he can keep them both afloat. She then notices a partially obscured grate above them. Together, they open it with difficulty, and Kai, who can see that Paedyn is weakening, pushes her out of the tunnel.
Plus, gain access to 8,550+ more expert-written Study Guides.
Including features:
Action & Adventure
View Collection
Books on Justice & Injustice
View Collection
Brothers & Sisters
View Collection
Challenging Authority
View Collection
Coming-of-Age Journeys
View Collection
Community
View Collection
Family
View Collection
Fate
View Collection
Fathers
View Collection
Friendship
View Collection
Juvenile Literature
View Collection
Loyalty & Betrayal
View Collection
Mortality & Death
View Collection
Order & Chaos
View Collection
Power
View Collection
Romance
View Collection
Safety & Danger
View Collection
Truth & Lies
View Collection
Valentine's Day Reads: The Theme of Love
View Collection