Chapter 23 : Tongue tied.
A bump in the road woke me for a brief few moments.
I was trussed up, chained in heavy links. Everything smelled of lavender and I cut in a whimpering breath, smelling burned flesh. My burned flesh. I was in a cage, only big enough to curl around my body. Not big enough to allow me space to move â space to throw strength into a blow. That cage burned me too.
I couldn't move my head.
A muzzle kept my maw shut. A link kept that snarling mouth pinned to the floor.
I slid a look sideways, the world jolting violently again.
"Stop hitting every pot-hole imaginable." A man's voice snarled ahead of me.
I didn't recognise the voice. Tiredly, I glanced to the side. Another cage was set beside mine. The first Ravager lay inside, encased in chains. He was asleep, his breathing low and shallow. I scented the air. Just lavender. I moved, trying to wiggle from side to side. Enough strength and I could topple the van to the side. Anything to stop me from getting to my dreaded destination.
"I'm not trying to hit every pot-hole. It's not my fault the road isn't paved!" Another man retorted. Then, "The monitor is picking up an elevated heart-beat."
"Which one?" Came the sharp reply.
"The right."
"Shite."
Nothing happened for a minute and then pain exploded behind my eyes, currents rocketing through my body. I couldn't scream, my mouth pinned shut but it burned in my throat and I struggled violently for a moment. It wasn't enough.
I was gone again.
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