CHAPTER 16
When Maya awoke she was in a small holding cell. The air was clean, cool but not uncomfortable as it touched her sore flesh. Her skin hurt, invisible burns danced across her flesh from the energy that had coursed through her, and with a flash of heat nausea rose in her stomach.
She turned her head, the pressure in her chest easing as she saw Raiden sitting on the bed at the opposite side of the cell. The way the thin mattress dipped, revealing the springs, confirmed it had to be as uncomfortable as the one she lay on. He was sat with his head cradled in his hands.
His bare chest had been wrapped with bandages, covering the injuries she hadn't even had chance to see during his rescue. She had known he was badly hurt, so the fact he was sitting, with his gaze fixed towards the
