Chapter 146: Dante's Revenge

PAIN ROUSED ME BACK to consciousness and I groaned. As my vision cleared, I saw Luke and Wynona walking toward me. I struggled to move, but I couldn't budge against the vines and thin branches that bound my entire body against a tree. The more I fought against them the more tightly they wrapped around my body, making it hard to breathe. A few feet on either side of me, Ruthie and Maverick wrestled against their bindings, too. They gasped and choked when the vines contracted and crushed them tighter against the rough bark.

"W-what are you doing to us?" I wheezed. "H-how?"

"That's not the way this works," said Wynona. "I ask the questions and you answer." She stood ten feet away from me. "Luke," she said. "Not so tight. They gotta talk."

Next to her, Luke waved his hands, appearing to direct the vines. If I weren't having trouble breathing, my mouth would have been on the ground in shock. Within seconds the pressure eased and I sucked in a gulp of air.

"You're such a loser," said Rut