I stepped into the cabin and was instantly overwhelmed.
Not only were there three fully stocked refrigerators, but the entire island was under surveillance. There was even a weather monitoring system.
Jaren had gone to great lengths to ensure I would never escape.
And I trusted him so foolishly.
Clutching my injured leg, I pounded the ground in anguish.
The very hand I had clung to in my darkest moment turned out to be the one that had pushed me into hell.
Just then, the weather monitoring system on the large screen flashed a red warning.
As a geography major, I recognized it immediately.
A tsunami was coming in a week.
This was my chance.
I altered the system’s data, erasing all warning signals.
I would use this tsunami to escape—once and for all.
Jaren returned, pretending he had been out hunting.
Ignoring the pain in my leg, I took a shortcut and arrived back at the cave before him.
He gently kissed me awake.
Stretching lazily, I turned to see him holding out his hand.
In his palm was a small rabbit.
"Reese, this is to keep you company. Do you like it?"
Suppressing the wave of disgust rising within me, I forced myself to smile.