Elliot POVThe air inside the empty factory smelled like rust and really cold air. I kept my eyes on a crack in the concrete floor about six feet away.I breathed in for four seconds, held it for two, and breathed out for four.I made myself do this breathing exercise that my trainer taught me to help with getting tired during a period. I didn't want to panic. If my heart rate stayed too high, like over 140, the pain in my stomach would get really bad, and I wouldn't be able to control it. My baby moved around a lot on the side of my stomach. I pressed my tied hands tighter against my shirt to feel the kick."Your breathing is too loud, Captain," Julian said.He stood to my left, outside the bright light of the big lamp. The cold metal chains that Devereux had put on earlier were around my ankles, tying my legs to the chair.Devereux walked back and forth in front of a metal melting pot on the other side of the room. His silver hair was messy, with a strand over his forehead, and his
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