Life Is So Much Sweeter Without You
"Elle, you're about to become the lady of the Gray household. You must watch your tongue and your behavior at all times. Reflect on what you did today."
He dragged her down to the basement and shoved her into a room there. Before she could react, the door slammed shut.
The door was tightly sealed, shutting out every trace of light. Only then did Noelle realize it was a windowless, pitch-black room. Her breathing sped up in the pure darkness, and her panic surged. She pounded on the door, but no one answered, no matter how she shouted.
Terror swallowed her whole.
In college, Winona had locked Noelle in a dark room for three days with no sound or light. Time had stretched into a torture that f