Chapter 74

Gwen's POV

I looked around as I was surrounded by darkness, I quickly crouched behind the large couch that was in the corner of the room as darkness enveloped me. The fabric used on the couch brushed against my skin as I pressed myself further into the shadows without a noise and shallow and silent breathing.

I squeezed my chest as the pounding of my heart echoed so loud, I could hear it in my ears and feared it might give me away. I brought my knees to my chest and hugged them, I could feel every muscle tense with the possibility of the ability to spring if necessary. Through the soft glow of the moonlight that crept through the thin curtains, I could see some areas as they cast faint patterns everywhere. I placed my head on my knees as I strained my ears for any sound or movements of someone or something or just even a sign of someone walking into the room.

After a while, I looked up and I saw something with the help of the faint silver rays of light which came through from the w