r eyes blazing with triumph. "You really th

sdain, barely registered. My heart

fueled her rage. She steppe

nged. She shoved me towards the ornate

fingers scrabbling against the cold metal

, and began prying my fingers loose, one

udson's voice echo

in her demeanor. Her face instant

ely stumbled, tumbling down the sta

orted with panic. He rushed past me, no

y precarious balance lost. I crashed to the ground,

voice was lost in the ringing in my e

nveloped m

e sterile white ceiling a familiar

. He finally appeared, h

ed, his voice cold and flat. "S

twisted lie. A wave of fury surged through me, b

ticed performance. "We need

pain, the betra

" I asked, my voice f

en took my hand, his touch sendin

id, his voice hesitant. "She wants

rry on... how? She

my stomach. What horror

nk, devoid of reaction. He

plained, his voice almost gentle.

haunt my nightmares. "Bethany sugge

silent but piercing. My em

ripped me. They wanted

g my vision. "You can't! She cr

the agony, flashed before

estraints on my bed, a d

m the bedside table. "It w

, but he was too strong. The

ade me sleep. It shoul

The world became hyper-rea

e chilling instruments. The pain was not dulled; it was magnified a h

I screamed until my throat was raw, my body convulsing. I p

rse whispered, her eyes devoid of sympat

he operating room

" he demanded, his voi