Chapter 109 Adriano Wasn't Coming

• Serena woke with a jolt. Her tongue felt very dry and heavy in her mouth, tasting of old tears, stale air, and bad breath, stemming from the fact that she had not brushed in two days. Her sore muscles ached as she shifted slightly in the chair, and her shoulders were even sorer from being tied in the same position for what felt like an eternity. Her mouth was parched, and her stomach twisted in hunger. But what really dragged her down was not just the discomfort she was feeling; it was the sound.
• Shuffling of heavy boots on concrete. Dozens of them.
• Her eyes cracked open, and immediately she squinted against the sudden flood of sunlight piercing through the previously dark warehouse. The doors of the warehouse were open.