Chapter 94

There was no hesitation from Zane as he immediately left after Ezekiel told him too. The metal door closing shut the moment he stepped out. There was a long silence with neither Lana or Ezekiel breaking their eye contact. From a distance, Lana was sure that she could hear crashing waves. Now that she noticed the sound, she came to realize that the scent she could smell—behind the musty smell of dust and rust, she could smell the ocean.

Ezekiel then approached Lana and her body quickly tensed up from his sudden closeness. He crouched down to her level and grabbed her arm harshly, causing her to struggle under his hold. She could feel his strong and calloused hands reach the bindings on her hand as he pulled against them harshly. Lana let out a choked groan from pain but then there was a snap and she felt her hands freed. She instinctively brought her hands to her chest, her fingers rubbing gently on her bleeding and bruised wrists. Neither of them spoke as they watched her woun