Chapter 58: Navigating the Unexpected

Riley

I woke from a shooting pain racing down my leg. Plus, the coldness from a hard surface seeped into my side. I sat up, blinking in the darkness. Where was I? A grainy taste filled the back of my mouth.

"Hello?" My voice bounced off the walls and my head pounded. I pressed my hands to my temples as the memories flashed through my mind.

Melody! Was she here? What had the f*ckers done to her?

"Hey, sh*theads, answer me!" I stood, holding out my hands as I shuffled forward. "I demand you tell me where my friend is." And where the hell I was. What did they even want with me? Organ harvesting? I shuddered.

"Shut up," yelled a muffled male voice. It echoed and sounded like it came from another room.

"Hello?" I said. "Who are you?"

"The king of the universe now shut the f*ck up."

I kept moving forward, my hands striking metal. Bars? I curled my hands around them and yanked forward and back, trying to open them, but they didn't budge.