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In essence, I really had no choice at all.
Taking a deep breath, I met his multiple gazes. “I accept.”
The Supervisor nodded, his eyes displaying a hint of satisfaction. “Good. I hope, for your sake, that you succeed.”
As I left his office, the reality of the situation began to sink in.
I had been granted a lifeline, an opportunity to escape this prison and return home.
But first, I needed to nurse a prisoner back to health.
How difficult could that be?
It turned out, very.
* * *
And so the guards had tossed me into this cell along with the prisoner.
The cold, hard floor beneath me felt unforgiving against my back.
The cell, though not cramped, was dimly lit.
Deep shadows played along the walls, concealing more than they revealed.
Tentatively, I inhaled, picking up the musky scent of the beast on the other side of the cell.
My ears strained, and I could discern the faint, rhythmic breathing of the prisoner known as Ceara.
My task was to heal him, to get close to him… and so far, I had gotten off to a crappy start.
But if it meant I could leave here and never have to think of this place ever again, I would do anything necessary.
And I meant anything.
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CEARA
It was her!
It was actually her!
How was this possible?
Had the Supervisor somehow seen my Distant Vision?
Did the Machine give him the ability to see into my mind?
But no, I knew that was impossible.
If he could see into my mind and my Visions of the future, there would have been no need to torture me.
However unlikely it seemed, however bizarre, the female was here because Fate had sent her to me.
I had seen her on countless occasions — never in the flesh, only in my Visions.
My life was much like anybody else’s, living from one moment to another…
