Amelia POV

“Ariel?”

The moment those eyes of his locked on me, I knew we were in trouble.

“She’s escaped!”

The sound of Asher’s voice cut through the corridor like a blade.

My heart slammed violently against my ribs, so hard I thought it might burst straight through my chest. For half a second, my body froze on the spot.

My pure instinct was screaming at me to turn and to run immediately, but my legs felt rooted to the ground.

“Move,” Alexis hissed beside ...