Chapter 15
Dragged back down to the dank, dark prison wing, Mira was in no mood to antagonize her handlers or even attempt to decipher the code to her cell. She wanted nothing more than to just lie down on her mattress and sleep. She didn’t even rise to their taunting comments or the hard jab in the back from a UV torch. She simply stepped forward into her cell and held out her hands to be unshackled.
“Finally broke her,” the male handler taunted.
Mira shrugged and dropped to her mattress. Let them think she was broken, if it meant they would leave her to rest.
The handlers laughed as they walked away. As soon as they were out of earshot, George appeared at the cell bars.
“Mira, baby. I thought I’d never see you again!” The relief in George’s voice was apparent, but Mira could barely
