Chapter 28: A Truth Too Big

Ella’s POV

A knock jolted me awake, sharp and sudden, pulling me out of the heavy sleep that had swallowed me whole. My heart raced as my eyes blinked open to the dim light of Noah’s small room. The air was cool, and the only glow came from the thin streak of night pressing through the narrow window. Darkness had already fallen so fast.

I sat up quickly, panic rushing through me. I had slept the entire day. I hadn’t gone to work, hadn’t shown my face in the ...