The bed sheet was snatched from my body, and a wave of coldness seeped into every inch of my skin like icy fangs piercing bare flesh. I felt anger bubble beneath my ribs, crawling like fire through my veins, but I ignored it, choosing instead to curl tighter and chase the sleep I barely remembered falling into.
"Wake up, wake up!" Jane screamed, her voice slicing through the air like shattered glass. It was way too loud for my liking. My eyes took forever to open, the dim torchlight stinging them. Morning had come if you could call it that in this place. Pale rays filtered through the iron-barred window, casting long, skeletal shadows. I didn't even recall closing my eyes. With no words, I sat up slowly on the thin cot. The stone beneath me leached heat from my skin. My limbs were sore, m
