Chapter 44 Saving Ember

EMBER'S POV

I woke up in a poorly lit room, feeling groggy and disoriented, and struggled to sit up on the cold hard floor. There was a window that told me it was still dark outside, and in the far back of my mind, I worried that my family would be worried at the fact that I wasn't home yet. But that only reaffirmed the fact that all wasn't well.

“What the hell?” I said weakly. It was as though every bone in my body had been stepped on mercilessly, and there was nothing I could do to fix it. It was a very helpless feeling to be honest. And I hated feeling this way.

"Finally, the princess has awoken." I turned in the direction of the voice, and the footsteps drawing closer, and fought for presence of mind,

"Who the hell are you?" I said, glad that my voice sounded stronger than I envisioned it would be.

"Only your worst nightmare." and even before he stepped into the light, I knew it was him.

"Sebastian," I said, and felt my blood curdled,