Chapter 165

CLAIRE's POV

My consciousness was slowly coming back to me, but I felt anything but light headed. My head felt like it weighed a ton. I groaned and moved my body, but I felt immobile. I moved my hands, but they would not budge no matter how hard I tried.

I cracked my heavy eyelids open and felt a sharp pain at the back of my head. My blurry vision cleared soon enough and the first thing my eyes saw were several pairs of feet. I looked up and saw my father, Enzo, and Freya, standing in front of me.

They had not seemed to notice that I was awake, as they kept on conversing with each other. I could still subtly smell the harsh chemical Enzo had placed on my nose. I moved my eyes down to my body and to my surprise, I saw a large thick rope tied around me, holding me bound.

My legs were bound together and I was unable to move them. My eyes trailed around the surrounding. The room was small with no windows or doors. The only illumination in the room was a single light bulb that blinked in t