Michael's POV I woke up to darkness and pain. My head felt like someone had taken a baseball bat to it—repeatedly. The floor beneath me was cold concrete, sending chills through my body as I tried to move. Every muscle screamed in protest. Where the hell was I? As my eyes adjusted to the dim light, I made out the bare bones of what could only be a cell. A small cot with a thin mattress. A metal sink in the corner. A door with no handle on my side. Perfect. I touched the back of my neck, wincing as my fingers found a small puncture wound. The memory flooded back—the warehouse, the blinding flash, Commission agents swarming in from every direction. "Son of a b***h," I muttered, forcing myself to sit up against the wall. The explosion hadn't been meant to kill us. It was a flash-bang,

