Chapter 162
~ Hailey ~
I woke up with pain all over my body. Sharp, throbbing agony that seemed to radiate from everywhere at once—my head where I'd been hit, my wrists where something was cutting into them, my back where it was pressed against something hard and cold.
I was seated in a metallic chair. Literally tied to it. I could feel rope or zip ties biting into my wrists and ankles, securing me so tightly that I couldn't move more than an inch in any direction.
I blinked, trying to clear my vision. Trying to understand where I was and what had happened.
I looked up and realized I was in a warehouse. A massive, empty space with high ceilings and concrete floors. Dim lighting coming from a few scattered fixtures that barely penetrated the shadows.
It stank. God, it stank. The smell
