Ren's POV
After about a month and a half of trying to find Kelsey, we had finally found where she was being held. We watched the area for a week before we tried to rescue her.
We sneaked past guards and into the room where Kelsey's peach-and-cream scent was strongest. The room she was in had dark green walls and carpet, which helped to muffle our footsteps, should anyone be near. I gently shook Kelsey, trying to wake her.
"Lokesh, I am trying to sleep. Go away." Her voice was muffled by the pillow she had her faced stuffed in.
"Kells, it's us." When Kishan spoke, she slowly lifted her head and turned her towards us.
"Ren? Kishan? Is it really you?"
"Yes, it's really us, but we don't have a lot of time. We need to hurry". Kishan turned to leave, but Kelsey didn't move. Fear shot through me. What if she was hurt? What if she couldn't run?
"What's wrong, Kelsey?" Kishan turned back to us when I began to speak.
"Move the pillow, and you'll see." While she said this, she pulled her knees underneath her so she was kneeling on the bed. But her hands were still by the headboard. I moved the pillow and saw a pair of handcuffs securing her hands to the bed.
"Do you think you can get them off with your lightning power?" I asked as I inspected them. They looked solid, strong enough to pose a problem.
"No, and I think the handcuffs are why. Since he put them on me, I haven't been able to-" Her words cut off. She looked over my shoulder, and fear suddenly appeared in her brown eyes.
Kishan and I whirled to see what had frightened her, and we saw Lokesh standing in the doorway to a room we hadn't noticed before. It seemed to lead to a bedroom.
"Well, it looks like the bait worked quite well." He waved his hand, and what looked like a force field appeared in front of him. He waved his hand again, this time in front of his left hand, and I heard a click from behind me. I took a split-second to look behind me to see Kelsey getting off the bed, rubbing her wrists. She came to stand between Kishan and I, and Lokesh started smirking.
"Wouldn't you be happier next to me, my dear?"
To our surprise, Kelsey pushed her way between us. She went to stand beside him, and wouldn't meet our eyes.
"Kelsey, why?" Kishan choked out next to me. I knew how he felt. I couldn't believe that she would do this to us.
She didn't answer, and since she wouldn't look at me, I couldn't read her expression. She looked behind us as I heard several pfft noises. I fell to one knee as the room started to spin. I changed to a tiger. I knew it would be harder to bind me with four paws than with two feet and two hands. I hit the floor on my side and heard Kishan do the same next to me. I looked up to see Kelsey put her hand on Lokesh's arm, lead him back into the other room, and close the door. Then I saw nothing.