SONYA'S POV I slowly open my eyes, squinting against the soft light filtering through the window, only to realize I'm in Reign's bed with absolutely no memory of how I got there. I'm wearing one of his shirts and nothing else, which is concerning but also... not entirely unwelcome? Goddess, I'm a mess. Just then, yesterday's events come crashing back like a tidal wave. The kidnapping. Zane. Ravenna's dark magic burning through my veins. And Derek. Derek pointing a gun at me. Derek admitting he never cared. Derek revealing that six years, six entire years of what I thought was friendship, connection, maybe even love, was nothing but calculated manipulation. My chest tightens, and suddenly I can't breathe. ‘You were always just a means to an end, Sonya. The pathetic little omega w

