Bella's eyes fluttered open to a world engulfed in darkness, her head throbbing with a relentless ache. A shroud of disorientation wrapped around her as she attempted to move, only to realize her limbs were bound tightly, rendering her immobile. Panic surged through her veins as her mind raced to make sense of her surroundings. She lay on a hard surface, the coolness seeping through her back, surrounded by an impenetrable pitch-black void.
"This has to be a dream," she whispered to herself, her voice echoing in the silent abyss. She attempted to reason with her mind, to convince herself that this was a figment of her imagination, but the stark reality of her restrained state pushed against the facade of her thoughts.
Bella's thoughts raced, trying to grasp any semblance of reality. The f
