My eyes fluttered open groggily. My body was sweaty and clammy. Water...I needed water...my eyes searched the unknown room I found myself in. Was I still in the Danielle's manor or somewhere else entirely? A feeling of panic gripped me in this unknown room as I felt the cool bedsheets against bare skin and realized that I was stripped down to my underwear. Blinking in confusion, my eyes peered around the room in an attempt to gain purchase of my foreign surroundings.
The door suddenly swung open with a bang to reveal a disheveled Joseph, his eyes wild with fear. Then his eyes landed on me and I saw rage ignite in them.
“I’ve been searching the entire length of this manor for you all night!” he roared. “I've tried mind-linking you multiple times only to get no response from you. And n
