He flipped the switch next to the panel. The lights flickered or maybe it was the electricity burning through me. The chains and the water had their purposes. They were the perfect conductors for electricity. I could smell my skin burn. It was sickening. I gritted my teeth and forced myself to keep silent. Compartmentalize the pain.
The electricity shut off and after a moment I could see again. "Why have you returned to Silver Moon?" Jace asked.
I glared into his eyes. "I already told you. The food."
"I see this is going to take away," he replied with clear irritation.
I smiled. "You better take a seat."
Do not scream. Do not scream. Do not scream. I chanted the three words over and over in my head. Do not scream, do not scream, do not scream. Do not let the pain in, Dena. Do not let him get to you.