As the morning sun streamed through the cracks in the curtains, its warm rays danced upon my face, coaxing me out of my slumber. Blinking open my heavy eyelids, I found myself in a bed that was unfamiliar and strangely luxurious. The softness of the mattress underneath me was a stark contrast to the hard floor I was accustomed to. Confusion washed over me as I realized that I was still in Xavier's room - the very man who had forcibly taken me from my life and claim to be my mate. My heart raced in my chest as panic set in. How did I end up here? I tried desperately to recollect my memories from the previous night, but they eluded me like fragments of a broken dream. All I could remember was crying in one of the corners of the room, my anguished sobs echoing through the walls. I had no rec

