Title: Shadows of Tomorrow
Grace awoke with a start, her heart pounding like a war drum in her chest. The dim light of dawn filtered through her curtains, illuminating the room where the lingering terror of her dreams still clung to the air. She placed a trembling hand on her neck, feeling the phantom sensation of fingers tightening around her throat, the memory of her nightly torment still vivid in her mind.
At first, she had dismissed it as


