Page 44 (1/1)
"No But so life on the install into trouble and coate scanned the papers Eve handed thenature and I was officially delivered to Wirral
"Good luck, Rhea I hope you survive," Nic said as a feht I was scared before, but entering the prison created a whole new level of panic and fear It had been easy to plan this when I was coht, actual experience was another story entirely
Taken to a bare room, the CO unlocked the manacles and ordered me to strip She stayed and watched Her face rearments, too," she ordered
I added them to the pile She kicked them aside "Turn around, lean on the ith your hands on the blue prints and your feet on the yellow prints on the floor That position is called Secured Reuards will frequently order you to assume it"
The blue prints were above my head and the yellow foot-shaped ones were spread far apart When I did as instructed, I felt more vulnerable and helpless than when Devlen had chained me up At least then, I had clothes on And I would rather endure the pain of a pressure point than be strip-searched ever again The woers found holes and creases I didn’t even know I had, and thoroughly explored the ones I ell aware of until they ached
A knock stopped the search Thank fate
"Don’tThen another set of hands was on her than the first Alarmed, I looked over my shoulder and protested "She already--"
"Shut up and listen" Her fingers dug into ave all that up when you murdered your husband So if ant to recheck a search, you’ll stand there until we’re satisfied Even if it takes us twenty tiain When she finished, she tossed a gray prison juone My lock picks and few other tools hidden inside the fabric gone with theh not to ask
When I finished, she studied ht brown hair had been twisted back into a knot She had dark brown eyes and a lean build
"I’ned tofor you When you eat, when you sleep, when you work and when you get fresh air Keep me happy and you’ll do well Cause trouble and you’ll end up in the SMU with Lieutenant Finn I’h a maze of doors and lantern-lit corridors until we reached a set of metal doors She unlocked the block of cells "Welco Your ho to the correctional officer who sat at a utilitarian
The dank s to me as I followed the LT down the row The other prisoners watched h their bars but didn’t make a sound
"We like it quiet in here," the LT explained "Outside this wing you can screae of fresh air, you’ll keep your mouth shut"
She stopped and opened the fourth cell on the right Pushing me inside, she slammed the door After the metallic echoes died, the silence rushed in
I needed to endure the rest of the day to orient myself and plan Valek and I had chosen s--one for men, the other for women--and one floor above the SMU However, with all the turns and stairs to arrive at ed the location And I needed to make sure the COs’ shifts reht Cicek appeared way too competent for my comfort
Lunch was the first time I was allowed to leave my cell LT Cicek and two other COs escorted all of us--a dozen Black Widows--to the dining hall The place reeked with an unidentifiable stench that overpoweredI forced th
After the hts of stairs to the exercise yard I scanned the square space It was nestled in the center of the prison Alh above, a patch of blue sky let di shadows on what appeared to be a training course with obstacles, weights, a running track and an open area
As my fellow Black Widows hurried toup on the third floor balconies "They have crossbows and tend to shoot first and don’t bother to ask questions"
I noticed COs stationed in the yard didn’t have any weapons And now that I thought about it, the LT was unarmed, as well I asked her why
Her face hardened "Even though it’s unlikely, there’s a slim chance one of the inmates could take our weapons We’re trained to handle ourselves without weapons Reaze drilled into me until I nodded She waved over one of the COs in the yard His dark skin resembled the Sandseed Clan members, and his bald head reminded me of Moon Man, Yelena’s Story Weaver Moon Man had died during the Warper Battle A sudden wish for Devlen’s co presence washed over me