Chapter 30

Marisol is jolted back to reality by the feel of a warm sticky liquid splashed directly onto her face, causing her to wake up with a loud gasp and sit up abruptly, but instead of her room, she finds herself out in the open, on a desolate land, adding to her shock.

Her features are immediately pulled into a confused frown. She looks around as she tries to regulate her breathing. Footsteps hurried away, and loud snickers went with it.

Marisol wondered what was happening this time. Had the people of Redwood finally come to their senses and let her go? Or… maybe this was another one of their schemes coming into play again. What sick and twisted game did they have in mind this time? She wasn’t excited to find out.

More sinister laughter comes as the air starts becoming misty and only now does she realize how whatever liquid she had just been doused with, oddly sticks to her face and drips down slower than she would have liked or expected. Naturally—as natural as being w