ARIA’S POV

I spent the entire night awake, turning every possible escape plan over in my mind until my thoughts felt tangled and useless. Exhaustion finally took me, but I had barely slipped into sleep when my door flew open with such force that the sound slammed me awake.

Before I could even sit up fully, shadows rushed into my room. A rough bag dropped over my head and strong arms lifted me as if I weighed nothing. I kicked, but it did not matter. They carried me out like a sack of ...