~EVERETT~ The heavy wooden door shut behind Nicky as she left my room, leaving me alone in the dark silence.Before I took the suppressants, being alone in the dark meant pure torture. My mind would have been screaming, images of Knox being tortured flashing behind my eyes, my lungs burning for air. But now, as I stood in the middle of the carpet, I felt absolutely nothing. There is no panic, no shaking hands, and no tears. Just a large, cold ocean of peacefulness.And then, the soft voice echoed inside my head again."Look at you," the voice whispered, purring like a cat in the shadows of my mind. "So quiet. So still. Isn't this better, Everett?"I walked over to my bed and sat down. My hands were totally steady."Yes," I whispered out loud to the empty room. "The pain is gone.""Because you don't need to feel pain," the voice murmured softly, wrapping around my thoughts like warm silk. "They all treat you like a fragile glass doll. Your father, Lewis, even Silas... they look at
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