Chapter 35: An Unexpected Savior

Delaney

I let my head hang as exhaustion and pain overtake my body.

I don’t know where pain ends and exhaustion begins. I’ve never felt this way before. This is the kind of pain that I never thought existed, and what makes it worse is how much he’s enjoying this.

He steps back, and I don’t look up to see where he’s going. My blood is all over the floor. I know that most of these injuries will heal if I have the time, and they’ll do so seamlessly, but the psychological scarring is something I’ll never get rid of.

If he doesn’t kill me here, I’ll never forget this until the day I die.

My mouth is parched, and I taste blood in it. I don’t know how many hours have passed. One? Two? Four? I’m worried sick about Paola and Pollux, and the Omega man that survived the hunt only to be possibly killed in a car crash.

I feel responsible for what happened to them. I should have covered my hair. Beta Whittle would never have recognized me under a hoodie.

I hear the sounds of things being move