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SLOANE

Cold water splashes against my face, jolting me awake. I gasp, but the sound is muffled by the duct tape sealing my mouth. My heart pounds against my chest, and adrenaline floods my veins. I blink rapidly, my vision blurring before the dim, crumbling surroundings come into focus.

Where... where am I? It sure doesn’t look like heaven. So I’m alive.

“Look who’s finally awake!”

That voice. No.