Chapter Seventeen:
Kai opened his eyes to the incessant sound of running water. An uncomfortable urge to empty his bladder helped stir him from a deep snooze.
His body ached. An old memory came to him. Long ago, a rival gang caught him away from the docks. They tied him feet first and dragged him through their territory. The whole while, he was kicked and pummeled with trash by older boys. This hurt more.
His back was crammed into a familiar stone niche, an eerie green glow his only light source.
Unbelievable! He was back in the troll temple. The unblinking green eyes of the long-dead skulls stared down at him.
Shocked with the revelation he’d been returned to the bowels of the Labyrinth, he forgot his customary waking ritual. An overwhelming mix of surprised anger gave him newfound c
