Riley's POV
Day one passed slowly.
It felt like every second stretched forever and I could not even sleep properly because my mind would not stop thinking. About Bane. About what he told me. About that ridiculous name. About the fact that nothing in my life suddenly felt real anymore.
I kept telling myself he was lying. I kept repeating it in my head over and over because if I stopped, even for one second, fear would swallow me completely.
Now it is day two.
And I know he is coming.
Laden has visited me every single day since that sentence. He comes, watches me, asks questions, threatens me, and then leaves like he enjoys seeing me slowly lose my mind.
I hear the footsteps today again before I even see him.
Slow. Calm. Confident.
The guards unlock the cell door and it creaks open
