(Jessie’s POV)
When I woke up again, I was lying on a bed. Well, a cot really. I went to move and my eyes flew fully open when I heard chains rattle and my movements were restricted. All I could think was “Those f*cker’s got me!”
I almost cried... almost. But I couldn’t give in to the tears. I wouldn’t give these a**holes the satisfaction of saying I died like a coward. So I very calmly called out, “Where’s Nick? He has nothing to do with whatever this is all about, please... Don’t hurt him!” A half a second later I heard Nick’s voice, “Hey, squirt. It’s okay. No one's gonna hurt me. You’re safe here.”
As he spoke, his friendly face came into view and I gave him a relieved look as I said, “Oh Nick, I’m so sorry I got you caught up in this.” “And what is ‘this’ exactly?” he asked as he
