Bound by broken pieces
“They want what I would become if I surrendered.”
The current slammed us hard against the intake barrier, metal rattling beneath the force, and hands reached down immediately, gloved, efficient, hauling us upward with brutal coordination, separating water from skin, night from light, freedom from containment, and Kenneth reacted instantly, twisting his body to shield mine, taking blows meant to disorient, meant to weaken, his arms still wrapped around me even as commands were shouted and weapons pressed close.
“Easy,” a voice ordered sharply. “Alive and intact.”
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