Riley's POV
I do not even know what I am supposed to feel right now.
Frustrated is not enough.
Tired does not cover it.
Scared feels too small for what is sitting in my chest.
Everything that has happened since I was dragged into this place feels unreal, like I stepped into someone else’s nightmare and forgot how to wake up. My head hurts from thinking too much, my body feels heavy, and my heart will not stop racing.
Just then, Caden turns to me.“Come with us,” he says calmly.
There is no question in his voice. It is not a request.
They turn and start walking away
I stay still for half a second, watching their backs, my hands clenched at my sides. I look around the hall again, at the unfamiliar faces, the strange eyes, the people who do not feel human even when they look like it.
