ARIA

I exchange a look with Yarina and tell her, "Hide, quickly!"

"Where?"

"Under the bed!"

I head toward the door while she starts crawling under the bed. Yarina, or rather, the woman posing as her keeps knocking on the door and calling my name. I open the door only once the real Yarina is out of sight and the impersonator smiles at me.

"Took you long enough. Is everything alright, Luna Aria?"

I can't smile back at her even though, at this point, my life practically depends on it. ...