Was this nothing but a dreadful nightmare, one she hoped to awaken from at any moment? The pounding of her heart reverberated loudly within her chest, a cacophony of fear and uncertainty enveloping her. With trembling hands, she raised her phone to read his latest text:
'Baby, Be up in a minute. O'
Her fingers, visibly shaking, struggled to compose a reply, the anxiety palpable as she grappled with the keys, only to find herself hitting the wrong letters in a panicked frenzy. Lowering her phone, she cast a wary glance towards the master bedroom door at the end of the hallway.
The temptation to flee, to retreat back to the safety of the bed and feign ignorance to what she had witnessed, lingered in her mind. Yet, paralyzed by fear, she found herself unable to move.
Just as she mustere
