“We’ll have a whole family of pups,” Tobias continues.
And in that moment, I realize that I have no way of knowing for sure that this key will work. I hope it will, of course. I need it to work.
I’ve never used it before though. I’ve never used magic at all before. And it’s not like I can test it out first.
This is my only hope. It’s the only chance I have at getting out of this.
So, I ignore Tobias and I focus on getting the key into the lock.
“I’ll train the males, while you teach our girls to be as submissive as you will be,” Tobias continues.
The hope and desperation give me the kind of strength I know I’ll need if the chains unlock and…
They do.
I feel the chains release.
I almost cry as they fall to the floor of the canoe.
Tobias stops talking.
“You don’t want to do any
