Octavia Where am I? In a car? At the castle? Everything felt like a movie trailer, events unfolding in scattered snippets. “Place her here?” Where? Hands touched me, then vanished. Am I alone? A face appeared. Jane. She met my eyes. “It’s going to be okay,” she said softly. What is? Where am I? I tried to move, but Jane gently pushed me back down. “I won’t hurt you,” she reassured in a soothing tone. Nothing made sense. Panic surged through me. I needed to run. To escape. So I fought. I shoved Jane away. “A little help here!” she shouted as she tried to restrain me. Stronger hands pinned me down moments later. I tried to claw at whoever held me, but I couldn’t reach them. Memories of the attack blurred with reality, twisting together until I couldn’t tell what was real. “Get

