Chapter 31 Thirty-one

• The SUV glides through iron gates that swing open silently at our approach. We pass the main entrance of Dante's mansion, my former prison, my almost-home, and continue around to a wing I've never seen before.
• Security cameras pivot to follow our vehicle. Motion sensors trigger lights along the curved driveway. A fortress disguised as a luxury house. And I am the prisoner being returned to my cell.
• "We've prepared a more suitable space for you," Dante says from the seat beside me. He hasn't touched me since the cabin, keeping a careful distance. "More comfortable. More secure."