Chapter 41

Nick

The darkness enveloped me like a suffocating blanket as I stirred from my restless slumber, a sense of unease gnawing at the edges of my consciousness. Something didn't feel right, a nagging feeling that whispered of impending danger.

I glanced at the clock beside my bed, the numbers glowing faintly in the dim light of the room. It was the middle of the night, the world outside shrouded in darkness and silence. But despite the late hour, sleep eluded me, my mind plagued by a sense of foreboding.

With a heavy sigh, I swung my legs over the edge of the bed and rose to my feet, the floor cool beneath my bare feet as I padded across the room. I couldn't shake the feeling that something terrible was happening, a primal instinct urging me to action.

I made my way down the hallway, the darkness pressing in around me as I moved with purposeful strides. My heart pounded in my chest, a steady rhythm that echoed in the stillness of the night.

As I reached Isabel's room, I found it empty, th