Chapter 36: Chapter 36: The Cost of a Bargain

Nelos

I perch my feet up on the table in the mess hall and bite into my apple. It's too early for lunch, so that means fewer assholes filling the room. I miss the quiet and personal space.

Being in a prison strips you of so much more than personal goods and dignity, but it eradicates the chance to be yourself or feel half-human. I close my eyes and imagine myself back home in the small house I rented just on the beach where I was left alone.

Before the nightmare was planted inside me, threatening to kill everyone around me. How I'm a danger to everyone around me... including Shaye.