ARIA'S POV I woke with a sharp ache in my head. My head was pounding so hard, it felt like someone was pounding nails into my skull. Blinking against the light from the window, I tried to gather my thoughts, but everything felt blurry. “Lia…” I whispered, my voice trembling. “Lia, are you there?” Silence. My eyes moved slowly around the room, and for a moment, I was confused. This wasn't my room. Where was I? After a moment, it all started to come back. That was when I remembered I wasn't at Night Fang anymore. I was in Blood Moon. I shifted to sit up, and my gaze immediately fell on the chain still dragging from my right wrist. The iron cuff bit into my skin—the one I hadn’t been able to remove before Alpha Dante’s mother had snatched the knife from me yesterday. My stomach tighten

