Dani Devereaux blinked rapidly; the dark abyss that surrounded her only moments ago was replaced with obnoxiously bright lights. Her chest burned from the electric current that tore through her body and brought her back to the land of the living. Dani propped herself up on an elbow and tried to focus her eyes as she looked around the room.
The warden chuckled as a doctor checked her pulse, machines beeping and chirping all around her.
Great, I’m in hell.
“Thank goodness.” Howard breathed a sigh of relief and rushed to Dani’s side, patting her on the hand.
“Howard, you asshole!” The words creaked out of her dry throat.
“She’s back alright.” Howard’s deep belly laugh filled the room.
Dani struggled to sit up, pulling on Howard to do so. Her head throbbed, the lights still bu
