The room was in near-total darkness, a small window allowed the moonlight to help her to take a glimpse of where she was. The place was empty and the room had a musty closed-up smell. Ella managed to pull herself up on one elbow, she felt a sharp pain on the left side of her head which made her scrunched her face in pain. She ran her fingers through her hair and she felt the bump close to her temple. Ella closed her eyes and softly whispered the healing words as she gently massaged her fingers over the bump, slowly the pain disappeared and she could focus more clearly. She remembered what had happened earlier, the three soldiers, her hitting the floor and seeing Astrid’s face before she blacked out.
That little … witch! The only way she could have Leon is to get rid of me! Ella silent
