I'm awake when I hit the forest floor.
I'm also awake when they put the cuffs on me. And ankle cuffs. And straight jacket. And straps around knees. And the clamp around my neck. And they attach electrodes to my head. I am awake but I can't move. He's holding me still. Arthur.
Yes I am. Because you are never hurting anyone like that ever again.
How dare he. How dare he leave me to them. This is different. It's not just fighting. It's betrayal. He's letting them take me away. I'd rather be dead. Not even the kindness to kill me? I want nothing but to be free. I will live through this night, as the chain me, shock me, beat me, and wrap me up in so many layers of wires and fabric my burnt skin starts to rot. I will live because someday I will be free to torture Vali while Arthur watches, helpless. Because someday he must feel the pain I do for depriving me of the one thing I've always wanted. Freedom.
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Magic Children
FantasyA manhunt, a string of unsolvable bank robberies, and international espionage weave together in this twisted love story. In an alternate reality where some people are born with psychic abilities, these individuals are 'contained' by the government...
