AURORA’S POV

Something inside me snapped. My body moved before my thoughts or anything caught up with me.

I lunged forward, heart pounding with only one will, to chase, fight, and not let Alia leave me like that. My legs screamed to run, but before I could break into the open space. Selene’s hand grasped my wrist.

“Aurora, no!” she hissed, pulling me back.

I twisted against her grip, the urgency in my chest boiling over. “Let me go, Selene! They have Alia! She's all I've ...