I lay awake in the dark, listening to the sounds of activities in the pack house die down. The clock ticks away, each tick adding to my anxiety.
After Luca had escorted me back to my room, I’d slept until Kira woke me up with lunch and the medication Dr. Zara had prescribed; mostly painkillers and sedatives that made me slip back into a blank slumber until Kira brought me dinner, waking me up again.
I’m supposed to be asleep. I had even pretended to be asleep when Dmitri knocked on my door, came in, and loomed over me before whispering a goodnight and leaving.
Now, I know what I’m about to do is foolish and a little dangerous, but neither danger nor foolishness has ever stopped me from satiating my curiosity.
And I need to know.
If I get caught, I’d simply play it off as sleep-walking
