Chapter Twenty-Four I woke to darkness. The bed was too firm to be my own. Panic sliced into me as the thought that maybe I was back at Maztec entered my mind. I tried to sit up, but my head pounded and my stomach roiled and I lay back down, waiting for it to settle so I wouldn’t throw up. Where am I? I couldn’t remember anything. There was a small lump on my forehead. I pushed myself into a sitting position, slowly this time. I fumbled around in the darkness and found a bedside lamp. Flicked it on. I was in a cabin similar to the ones aboard the Acronis and my blood turned to ice. I remembered the person lying on the ground. The three men surrounding me. My heartbeat picked up speed. I must have gotten the lump when I’d hit the ground. They’d said their boss wanted to see me, but

