AMARA'S POV Splash! I jolted. My eyes snapped open as cold water spilled down my face, soaking into my collarbone. My head banged painfully, a sharp ache drilling through my skull. I groaned, my vision blurred, struggling to focus—Then my eyes met a masculine face. He looked haggard. Dirty. His teeth brown and exposed in a grin that made my stomach twist. Fear slammed into me.I tried to move. Nothing. That was when it dawned on me.. I was tied. My hands were pulled back behind the chair, my legs bound tight. Panic rushed through my veins as realization hit me all at once. I’d been kidnapped. Memory flashed. The orphanage. I felt nuisance after seeing the horrible scene. Then a hand suddenly gripped me from behind, I tried struggling and screaming. Then I felt a blow to my hea

