Chapter 10: Knocking on Death’s Door

Jeong’s POV

As I’m running towards the cell I wonder if it’s one of the women who overdosed on the drug. It can’t be her right? When the vision of the cell is in view I see Mary crying holding onto her lifeless body. Anger wells up in me, it wasn’t Zviad right.

Opening the door I yell at the women, “Don’t you dare move or else!” Then quickly running over to Mary and her “What happened?”

Mary sobbing “I don’t know, when we got back from the bath she.. she..”

I can see she is covered in welts and a rash.

Mary trying to pull herself together with tears rolling down her face. “She has a high fever and passed out, it’s affecting her breathing now.”

I quickly pick her up and cradle her in my arms while I rush out of the cell.

The guard shouts “Sir the door!”

I use my power to shut and lock the door and conti