I don’t take my eyes off the man’s movements. If what I heard is correct, you are quite fond of it on a normal day.” My breathing speeds up as blood spills into the tube at the end. The thin man by my feet drops down to his knees beside me and I stare as he pushes up my sleeve, ties a knot just above my elbow, and slides a needle into my arm with ease. ” I swallow past the dryness in my throat. The woman says nothing but Donley chuckles. He sits back in his seat and lights a cigar while the man pulls the needle from my arm and situates himself. “My name is Donley Graven, and this is the less than spectacular and of no importance or strength, Estella Graven.” He motions to the woman at his side who doesn’t speak. The man, who’s maybe mid-fifties, leans closer. A bit cliché, if you ask me, I prefer a town car, but I needed the space for today’s adventure.” “You’re in the back of my limo, of course. “Continue, Doc.” He grins, folding his hands in front of him. He speaks to the man again but keeps his eyes on me. “Where the hell am I?!” I shout, but it comes out muffled and sluggish. “I told you, bare minimum, I need her speaking.” “Was I unclear?” the silver-haired man asks in a firm voice. That has my eyes snapping down, looking over my body I spot someone sitting by my feet – another man. The man grins, his age showing in the crow’s feet framing his eyes. “Where the hell am I? Who the hell are you?” I move to shoot upward, but my limbs won’t work. I try to tilt my head, that’s when I realize I’m lying flat, my back parallel with the seat as they sit right side up. Right then, a deep chuckle hits my ears, and my eyes dart around, spotting a silver-haired man sitting opposite of me, a Stepford wife look-alike at his side, but when I blink she becomes clearer. My head starts pounding and I move to lift my hand to it in reflex, but it doesn’t budge.

I blink a few times, but it doesn’t do much to help. It takes a few moments for me to regain focus and when I do, my eyes land on a window at first. “She’s stirring, should I inject her again?”

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