Lucia opened her eyes slowly.The dull ache at the back of her head returned before her vision fully cleared.For several seconds, she remained perfectly still. Panic would only make mistakes. She forced herself to breathe evenly.The room was small.Cold concrete walls surrounded her, painted a dull gray that had long since begun to peel. A single metal door stood opposite her. Above, one lonely bulb hung from the ceiling, casting a pale circle of light while the corners remained swallowed in darkness.No windows. No clocks. No indication of where she was. She carefully shifted her wrists.Metal restraints.Not painfully tight, but secure enough that she couldn't slip free.Her ankles were restrained as well, fastened to the legs of a heavy steel chair.Whoever had brought her here had known exactly what they were doing.Lucia listened carefully. Nothing. No traffic. No voices. No footsteps. Only silence. Too much silence. The walls had to be heavily insulated.This wasn't an abandon
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