Afterwards, he hurried to his apartment to change clothes before taking Riana home. Vind’s army could show at any time and try to break him out. For some unknown reason, he was becoming more anxious by the minute. His chest was tight and his head was splitting. He needed to get Riana someplace safe. As Cy headed for the door, the lights blinked inside his apartment and his watch released a soft beep. Those were signals alerting him that his mother had arrived. She wasn’t home when he’d visited to tell her about Vind’s capture, so he left the message with her assistant. Most Sivadians would never believe their queen actually transported outside the compound walls and followed a tunnel leading into his kitchen pantry. He couldn’t keep his identity hidden if people at the compound saw their queen popping in to visit. He opened the pantry and punched a code into a wall panel, releasing the locking mechanism on a steel door. His mother stood waiting on the top step that led down into the bricked tunnel.
