LILY

I let out a piercing scream, but the sound was muffled instantly by a suffocating, iron grip. I thrashed my body, desperately trying to break free as the figure yanked me back into the shadows of the dimly lit room. Tears stung my eyes, blurring my vision as I fought to clear my head and cry out for help.

The grip released me just enough to hurl me forward. I slammed violently against the plush mattress of the hotel bed.

Gasping for air, I scrambled backward, my gaze locking onto an older man standing near the foot of the bed. A sickening grin stretched across his face, his eyes...