*Aria* The kitchen feels like a battlefield, the air thick with tension and fear that clings to my lungs, making it hard to breathe. It is like time has slowed down and everything is moving in slow motion. Everything beside my heartbeat. I lock my eyes on the drone as it hovers menacingly, the red laser beam dancing across the room like it’s searching for a target, knowing that target is me. My heart is pounding so loudly I can barely hear anything else. I’m rooted in place, my mind racing, trying to figure out how to protect myself and the kids. Honestly I always knew that one day Viktor might come, but I honestly never expected him to go to these lenghts. “Get down!” I hear Sawyer’s voice cut through the chaos. I turn just in time to see her darting toward me, returning after taking

