Chapter 196

Once I closed the jail cell door without a sound, I turned to lean against it and catch my breath.

Only I never made it that far. My lungs curled up at what I saw before me. Another long hallway with doors on either side with tiny square windows inside them.

And peering through the ones on my left and right were two faces I never thought I'd see again: Celeste from Speedy Zone and Aster from Anything Goes.

Their mouths dropped open when they saw me since I clearly shouldn't be here. My mouth did too, and we just stared at each other, a trio of shocked witches.

Then Aster lifted her hand and pointed to her right, farther down the hallway.

Celeste nodded.

I had no idea what they were telling me and had even less of a reason to trust them, but I started my feet forward anyway. Either Studmuffin was really down here or something else was, just waiting to catch me.