CHAPTER 82

DECLAN

I was in my detention room, my head resting against the cold wall, eyes shut tight as I drowned in my thoughts. Suddenly, the door to the dimly lit room creaked open, and I instinctively opened my eyes, expecting to hear the familiar words, "You have a visitor," as had become the routine. However, to my pleasant surprise, I received much better news.

"You've been released," the officer anno