Jamie woke up with a start, trying to sit up and falling to his face as he realized how stiff his body was. Grunting, he rose to his elbows, waiting while the pounding in his head subsided.
A loud growl, followed by a louder rattle, reached his ears and he turned his head around, eyes slowly adjusting to the semi-darkness of the place. Soon he started distinguishing the coarse concrete walls and floor, the metal bars surrounding half a dozen enclosures, and the familiar face staring at him from the cage across from his.
Jamie jumped as he met Ian’s dark orange eyes, swallowing with difficulty at the hungry look in them. Ian licked his lips, pressing his face harder against the bars, and for the first time in his life, Jamie felt lucky to be locked in a cage.
“Finally!” Camila’s voice ec
