Maya's POV

The serum hit my bloodstream like liquid fire, and for a moment, I wasn't sure if I was being reborn or destroyed.

Pain. God, the pain was everything. It burned through my veins, consumed my burned skin, filled every cell of my body with agony so intense I couldn't even scream. The world went white, then red, then black. And then... clarity.

I could feel everything. Hear everything. Smell everything. The fear radiating from the brothers surrounding me. The smugness still clings ...