Chapter 32

Arielle’s POV:

I was still in the room, that Leon had locked me in. It was dark, and no light shone there. My fears increased ever more as I heard a growl emanate from somewhere, echoing in my head.

I was weak, a voice told me in my head. You are so weak, Arielle, that you cannot even protect yourself.

You were unable to defend yourself against Leon, the voice told me.

You were unable to even land a punch on him. Oddly enough, the voice sounded like Darren’s, like Ethan’s c like Meera’s, like mine. It was taunting me. And I could not shut the noise out. Why couldn’t I? Why was I so helpless against this?

I kept pacing the room, trying to find a light switch to light up this darkness. But as I moved closer to the walls, the walls seemed to get farther and farther away.

All at once, I felt a hand clamp on my wrist.

I screamed.

My eyes opened as I sat up with a jolt. My breaths came out faster and my heart was beating so rapidly in my chest.

I was having a nightmare, my mind supplied, ev