Aria
Darkness.
Everything was spinning. My head felt heavy, and my ears were ringing.
For a second, I didn’t know where I was.
Then the cold hit me.
The hard bite of the ground against my back.
I opened my eyes and chaos exploded around me.
The helicopter was in pieces. Metal twisted everywhere. Smoke and fire filled the air.
The pilot was slumped over the controls, blood trickling down his forehead.
I pushed myself up, coughing hard.
“Damian!” I screamed, panic clawing up my throat. “Dad!”
There was no answer.
I struggled to my feet, my ankle screaming in pain.
The crash had ripped my jeans and blood covered my knees, but I didn’t care.
I stumbled through the wreckage, my heart pounding like a drum.
“Damian!” I cried again.
Then I saw him trapped under a piece of metal, ba
