Eli covers my head with a hood, so I can’t see where we are going. It’s enough for me to breathe and also to see bits of light here and there, but nothing specific. We walk for most of the night before we get to a group of cars. “Where are you taking me?” It’s not the first time I’ve asked, and I’m

I slowly open my eyes and take in my surroundings. I’m in my bedroom, with an IV in my arm. Suddenly everything comes rushing back to me and I bolt upright in bed. “CARA!” My mother rushes to my bed as I start to crawl out. “Honey, hold on. Everyone is here. They have trackers out looking for her.

It’s nearly dawn when we stop again. The hatch is opened and I stand up, stretching out my aching muscles as best as I can. This time we’re at what looks like an abandoned packhouse. I look around. Most everything here is dilapidated. It looks like the building could collapse at any moment. “What i

I look around, hoping for a scrap of anything that may give me a clue of where they have taken her, but there is nothing. I look back at Liam. “Okay. I’ll call my father and let him know we’re on our way back.” I arrive home the next day. I’m exhausted but I can’t sleep. I go to my father’s office

I wake up, still handcuffed to the bed. This is the third time I’ve woken and each time, I’m getting weaker and weaker. I’ve only heard from Artemis once. She let me know that Eli is pumping us full of his venom each time he marks us. Apparently, he’s hoping that even though I’m not 18, with enough