Chapter Twenty-Four
Kim was free to leave the room they put her in, but she preferred to stay. It was childish, but it was also better than wandering the halls aimlessly, wallowing in her own inability to do anything useful. And if she left the room, she would be followed closely by a family member, one with her best interests at heart, who wouldn’t let her leave the compound. She wasn’t allowed near a phone, or near water or glass or anything that could be used for scrying. She was watched while she drank and was accompanied to the toilet and shower. Her door was watched, but as long as she was inside, no one was watching her directly, so she stayed inside.
She’d been given a CD player and a stack of CDs, a few books, yarn and knitting needles, and an inconspicuous bronze anklet that ke
