MAYA

I needed to stand to be able to walk out of here. I tried to push myself up again, but my legs felt like they didn't belong to me.

Where the fuck was I, really? My mind raced with questions I was too weak to ask.

I wanted to know what this place was and why it even existed, but I pushed the thoughts down. I wasn't that curious—mostly because nothing about this place felt safe. Knowing Silas, he probably wouldn't tell me anyway, and some secrets were better left in the dark.

I finally managed to get up from the chair, Silas watching my every movement with an...