na Viti

was diluting into a

into the marrow of my bones, numbing th

and wrapped it around Isab

ing her face into the solid wall of his chest. "

hifted. He loo

ater. My heavy cast, now waterlogged, acted like a

demanded. His voi

asked. My teeth chattered so hard

urling. "Trying to hurt your sister? Aft

rom my throat. "They use me for spare par

e in his

the water,

pped against t

ve. He simply watched me struggle li

e limestone rim of the fountain. I collapsed ont

g out, a phalanx of bo

hrieked, rushing past

d blooming on my hospital gown. But more importan

to my space a

antly more force than t

The metallic tang of c

d, his face purple with rage. "A

I whispered thr

reamed from the saf

," Dant

he noise like a blade. He stepped forwar

" Dante said, his eyes devoid of

rstanding the code imm

co

storage. It was kept at a permanen

ally piercing through the sh

t of that before you to

uards with a shar

en hoisted me

oken shoulder, blinding

ack to me, focusing entirely on wipi

ugh the labyrinth of

rew heavi

l door. The chemical stench o

lay still on met

the guard sneered,

shut with a final

kne

freezing

g into a tight ball to prese

ung to my skin li

could feel the warm, steady trickle

ed my ey

ind drifted back

ing on a cot, his eye

way he shivered

he had whispered, his

ad held him, pressing my body against his, whis

ed into my hair. *"You're the

he pitch black

roze on

e wrong

warm a

y just as