Chapter 118. You Are the Key

Erica’s POV

My head is pounding and I am finding it difficult to open my eyes. Wherever I am, I am on the move. My head bounces roughly against the seat of a car and the sound of tires against a gravel road is the only thing that I can hear. Rotting flesh is the only smell that is reaching my senses, so I know I am still surrounded by rogues. Needing to wipe the sleep from my eyes, I try to move my hands but I find that they are bound behind my back. Prying my eyes open, it is as if I am looking through a haze. Everything looks blurry and disoriented.

“I think she is awake,” a gruff voice says from beside.

“Impossible,” Alice’s voice comes from the front of the vehicle. “She should be out for at least a few more hours.”

“Should I dose her again?” The man beside me asks.

“We cannot risk it,” Alice says grumpily. “The boy has to be born unharmed.”

Roughly, the man that is beside me pulls me into a sitting position. The haze begins to clear fr