Alexander Time was strange there, in that place… I didn't know if it was Vanessa's apartment, a basement, a room… wherever I was, there were no clocks, no windows. I didn't know if it was morning or night; I could only distinguish the moments by the sound of the door. Each time it opened… I waited. Each time it closed… Silence returned. My wrists ached from the ropes, and my legs were beginning to go numb. The wound on my head throbbed as if someone were pounding on my skull from the inside. But the pain was no longer the problem; the problem was something else. I couldn't get out of there by force, even if I wanted to… She would never let me near her, so I only had one tool left. My head, my mind, and my cunning. I heard footsteps and slowly looked up. Vanessa appeared with a t

