RONAN
The room was pitch black.
The kind of darkness that pressed against your eyes like a physical thing, like it had weight, like it was alive and enjoying every second of watching you sit in it.
My wrists were tied behind me and tight. Whoever did the knots knew what they were doing. Every time I shifted my weight on the cold concrete floor, the rope bit deeper into my skin. My left eye was completely swollen shut. My ribs screamed with every breath I took. Something in my jaw felt wrong, loose in a way that suggested Kade had hit me harder than I gave him credit for.
I threw my head back against the wall. "I hate my f*****g life right now!"
My voice bounced off the walls, came back at me empty. Mocking.
"Ugh!" I groaned, dropping my head forward. My hair, usually clean and styled
