Serena’s POV
The room they dragged me into, smelled of rust and damp wood. My back pressed against a cold wall, and coarse ropes dug into my wrists until my skin burned. I tried to move, but the knots were tight, cruel even. Whoever tied me up knew exactly what they were doing.
I blinked in the dim light, trying to steady my breath. A single bulb hung from the ceiling, flickering like it could die at any moment. Shadows crept across the walls, turning the storage room into something out of a nightmare.
“Gosh.” I said under my breath, feeling so gullible.
I pulled hard at the ropes again, ignoring the pain. “Come on, come on…” I whispered under my breath. But nothing gave way.
I was literally trapped.
From the other side of the thin wall, I heard muffles in the room. I froze, strainin
