Bright light streamed in from the window on Elena’s face. Her throat felt sour and her lips dry as her eyes fluttered open. She tried to get up but the aching in her head wouldn’t just stop so she let herself lie on the bed for a moment.
After a while, Elena slowly managed to get up, pushing strands of her hair away from her face. Her eyes scanned her environment. Elena realized she was in a room. Her thought went to Sebastian and she tried to run but jerked backwards forcefully.
That was when she realized she had been chained to the bed. Fresh tears began to well in Elena’s eyes. From the huge windows, she could see she was in a house and no longer in the man cave Dimitri had ambushed her in.
Elena slumped on the bed as she wailed her eyes out. She felt wretched and tired. All her mind
