Chapter 15
Evidence suggests that intense emotional strain tends to heighten psychic ability. Pain establishes a higher level of accuracy. Unfortunately, the subjects rarely agree to the experiments.
— Thomas Carlisle
Head of Psionics development, SciTech
[Dana]
I was warm and woozy, tucked in bed. My brain fought its way free of the haze before my heart and lungs.
Once whoever had me realized I was awake, they would move on to the next phase of their plan, whatever that was. I had to keep my breathing steady, make them believe I was still asleep. I relaxed my muscles and concentrated on nerve endings, wanting to make the most of these precious moments. What would they do when I woke up? Who’d drugged me?
I couldn’t sense either Kevin or Marie nearby. That fact alone warned me that
