Gabriella’s Pov
I woke up to darkness and pain.
My head throbbed like it had been smashed against a wall. My body was sore, limbs numb, and it took me a full minute to register why I couldn’t move.
I was tied.
My wrists burned from the tight rope binding them to the arms of a wooden chair, ankles strapped down too. Panic rose in my chest as I tried to move, tried to scream, but something was stuffed in my mouth. A cloth. I was gagged.
I let out a muffled cry and struggled against the restraints, but the ropes barely budged. My heart pounded louder, harder, echoing in the cold silence of the room. There was a small, cracked window near the ceiling. Barely any light came through, but enough for me to see shadows. Dust floated in the air, heavy and slow. The walls were gray concrete, ba
