TWENTY
The ice had been delivered by Delray. Tulsi had bathed herself in freezing water while Svana iced her face again. The early intervention should stop a lot of the swelling, but there would be bruising, that was inevitable.
Once the women were both cleaned up and the bathroom was spotless, they only had to wait a few minutes for their release. Baines had appeared with a halter-neck dress for her. At first, she hadn’t understood why it was necessary for her to be in a dress or one that tied behind her neck.
The reason became clear as soon as she finished tying. Baines told her to turn around and fastened the loose zip-tie around her wrist, locking both of her hands at her lower back in makeshift cuffs… Exactly what Wreck, Rowdy, and Kieran had endured from Teal’s apartment onward.
