DANIKA
My head feels like it's about to explode. Letting out a groan, I try to move my limbs only to find that they have been tied up. Panic instantly grips me. I force my eyes open, but it's too dark in here.
An intense scent of iron, sweat, and damp earth hits my nose, thick enough to make me gag.
There's something that has been tied around my head to obstruct my vision. Voices drift towards me from a distance, and I strain my ear to listen.
"...she's the one, isn't she? The tribrid's mate," someone says, and my heart sinks.
Have I...been kidnapped?
Oh no... no, please.
Where am I? How is Kaziel supposed to find me now?
At the sound of approaching footsteps, I close my eyes, staying as still as I can. Suddenly the object on my head is ripped off, and a hand collides with my face,
