NOELLE'S POV
I woke up in a bed that wasn’t familiar, in a room I had never seen before. My eyes struggled to adjust to the surrounding darkness, which seemed to swallow up the entire space. The only source of light was the faint glow of the moon filtering through a window. My mind raced, wondering if Gregory had moved me to a different location to hide me, but the thought made my heart race. I immediately jolted out of bed, panic rising in my chest. I wasn’t sure where I was, or how I got there, but something about the unfamiliarity of it all unsettled me.
I froze, listening for any sounds. The room was eerily quiet, save for the distant hum of wind outside. My breath hitched as I slowly padded toward the window, my bare feet brushing against the cold floor. The moonlight revealed noth
