Eleanor’s POV

I slowly opened her eyes, after blinking them multiple times, trying to adjust my eyes to the surroundings. My head throbbing with a sharp pain in my neck, I placed my hand there as I tried to make sense of my surroundings. As my vision adjusted to the dimly lit room, confusion washed over me. The unfamiliar surroundings sent a shiver down my spine, and my heart raced with a mix of fear and anxiety.

“This was not my house, where am l, where is my baby?” I asked myself loudly in panic as fear gripped me.

I scanned the room, my eyes darting from one corner to...