Devon's eyes snapped open, the sting of icy water dripping from his face, his head throbbing like a hammer on an anvil. The warehouse loomed around him, flickering fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, casting jagged shadows across the cracked concrete floor, where rusted chains dangled from the ceiling, swaying with faint clinks that echoed like whispers of doom.
His wrists burned, bound tight behind him with coarse rope that dug into his skin, each twist sending sharp jolts of pain up his arms.
