Chapter EighteenZero watched as Dr. Anthony finished attaching the leads to various monitors he'd insisted on before he would agree to let her try to free the trapped mind of the prisoner Shade.
He was on the bed beside her, likewise strapped to monitors, a mild UV light sapping his strength. He'd already been given mild doses of the drugs she'd stolen.
Zero rolled her head to loosen up, pulling her chair closer to the bed. “Okay, I'm going to start easy. You ready?”
Raven answered by putting her hand on Zero's shoulder. Zero nodded, lifting her hand to hover over the man's arm. She moved with deliberation, stealing her mind for the first onslaught, which they expected to come in the form of attempting to foist his illness onto her.
She met no resistance as her hand touched skin, howev
