Chapter 154: Breathe

Maeve shivered while she watched the strange little machine absorb the shards of glass and clean the floor. The last time she'd watched a movie was a week before her father handed her over to Parnell. She'd enjoyed the action adventure movie--

She groaned and clutched her head. "I'm going crazy being cooped up in here."

She was losing her mind. She had to get out, breathe fresh air. She ran to the front door and slapped her palms on the silver metal. "Open," she screamed, banging her fists until they ached.

"What are you doing, woman?"

She kept hitting the metal wall and scratched it until her nails hurt. She sank down on the floor her hands flat on the door. "Open, please, please open," she whispered. "I have to get out."

The door opened and she fell forward. Larz caught her and calmly stepped outside with her. "What is wrong with you, human?"