Chapter 185Nina’s POVThe water was cold.That was the first thing. Not the fear or the walls or Washington’s voice above me. The cold of it coming up around my ankles and then my shins and it was moving fast, faster than I expected, whatever machinery was feeding it into the pit had been built for exactly this purpose.“Last chance,” Washington said from above. His voice was calm. The calm of someone who had done this before and found it efficient. “Who sent you. What organization.”“Nobody,” I said. “I came here on my own. I applied. I have the paperwork. I am a doctor. I am just a doctor.”The water reached my knees.“Nobody finds the camera blind spot on their first week,” he said. “Nobody checks pulses in rooms they should not be in. Nobody survives three encounters with my office by accident.” He tilted his head. “Who trained you.”“Please,” I said. “Please sir. I am not a spy. I am not working for anyone. Please just let me out and I will leave. I will sign whatever you want.
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