The bright morning sun streamed into the room, the warmth pressing against her face, dragging her out of sleep. Valentina groaned softly, squeezing her eyes shut, trying to cling to the last bits of sleep, but it was useless. She was awake. With a sigh, she shifted slightly, only to feel something tug at her. Her legs wouldn’t move properly, and her arms were… stuck? She cracked one eye open and frowned. She was tangled. The sheets were wrapped around her like some kind of twisted cocoon, trapping her legs together and pinning one of her arms beneath her. "Ugh," she muttered, twisting slightly to free herself, but the more she moved, the worse it got. She kicked a little. The sheets didn’t budge. She yanked at them. Still stuck. What the hell? How did she even manag

