I woke up confused. Everything felt off, my skin was too tight, my head too big. There was something over my head, some type of hood, and around my neck… I swallowed hard against the panic rising to choke me. It was metal, the collar, and it fit tight against my throat. I could move my head to some extent, but the collar was wide enough that my chin would touch it if I tilted forward.
The surface under me was cold and hard and my right hand was restrained in something that felt like metal. My left ankle was as well which meant I couldn’t do much beyond shifting around.
Daria. I could almost see the look on her face when she realized we had been betrayed as the truck drove away. Katyk.
KatykKatyk had seduced me and got me to trust her, and she betrayed us. I shifted as much as I could, t
