FIFTY-EIGHT
Darkness swirled, but Nathan's voice pierced it as if sound were light.
"You're not taking her anywhere."
I tried to move, but everything felt too heavy. It was like being unconscious in hospital again. Why give me pain drugs when last time they used chloroform? And why such a tiny dose, when a heavier one could knock me out for hours?
I felt arms lift me, desperately wishing I could fight to free myself. I must have made some movement, because I heard Nathan's voice apologise for hurting me. So close a whisper... the arms holding me were his. In relief, I relaxed.
"Navid!" The way he said it, the strange word sounded like he was calling a name.
The deep voice responding confirmed it. "She killed the girl we were trying to protect..."
He was a guard. One of Nathan's coll
