Chapter Twenty
“Jaime!” I rammed into the door of the van as the kep jammed the lock shut. “Let me out.”
“Stay calm.” The kep ran toward the part of our cage that kept us from reaching the driver.
“Tell me we’re ready to head out,” the driver called through the metal mesh that separated her from us.
The lights were dim in the back of the van, like the kep were ashamed of snatching girls off the street.
“Get to the edge as fast as you can,” the kep said.
There weren’t any other prisoners, just me and the kep who’d grabbed me.
“Let me out of here.” I kept my voice calm as I stood, gripping the wall to stay on my feet as the van rounded a sharp corner. “Whatever you think I did, you’re wrong. I wasn’t trying to break curfew. I found out there was a fire. I only wanted to help.”
“I don
