Pandemonium s WakeChapter 5
"You're allowed to say it hurts when it does," Kayetti said. "Just hurry with the skin melt, please," Ferro whispered. "The sooner it's done, the sooner I can sleep." He sucked in his breath as she applied the fixative to a cut just above his bellybutton. "This was my worst mistake today, and the pain is excruciating," Ferro said between pressed lips. He held his head back as the tears dripped out of the corners of his eyes. "Doyan may be ancient and confined to a chair, but...