Liana's POV I approached the storage building with a smile on my face, excited to see how my plan was working out. The guards nodded respectfully as I passed, and I could hear voices coming from inside. But as I got closer to the door, the voices became clearer, and my smile faded. "Please," I heard Clara's voice, desperate and frightened. "Please don't do this to me." Then Jaden's voice, rougher than I'd ever heard it. "It won't hurt. And when it's over, everything will be like it should have been from the beginning." What the hell was going on in there? I crept closer to the door, pressing myself against the wall so I could listen without being seen. "No," Clara screamed. "No, I won't let you." "Stop fighting me," Jaden said. "This is meant to be." My blood ran cold as I realize

