Chapter 61

Katie's POV

I wake up slowly, and all I can think about is going back to sleep. I don’t want to deal with reality. Don’t want to relive what happened last night or the fact that I’m in a cell now.

I might have been a prisoner all along, but it hasn’t been like this.

The worst part is being so alone and having nothing to distract myself.

All I have are my thoughts, and none of them are good. So far, it’s been easy to tell myself I’m okay. That I’m in no danger, and Cephus is not so bad.

Now, there is no such belief. Now,...