Naomi POV
I blink twice.
Then again.
The ceiling is white. The room is dim. The curtains are drawn.
I am in my bed. In the mansion. In the house that has become my cage and my home.
I blink again to fully grasp the surroundings I am in and to fully ascertain the surprising fact that I am still alive.
The blackout. The scream. Jasmine's shadow at the gate.
It all comes back in fragments. Kaelen shouting. Marco running. Gunshots in the dark.
Then nothing.
I fell. Or was I pushed? I do not remember.
I made it through.
I press my hand to my chest. My heart beats. Slow. Steady.
I am alive.
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I sit up slowly. My head pounds. My mouth is dry.
The room is empty. Elena's bassinet is gone. Kaelen is gone.
I swing my legs over the side of the bed. My feet touch the cold floor.
"Kae
