Chapter 1
Aria’s POV
I shifted a little when I felt something on my skin, like someone’s hand brushing against me. My eyes were half-open, heavy with sleep, my mind foggy and sluggish, but I could still feel it. Even half-asleep, I knew something was happening around me.
My head turned slowly, confused. The room was dark, only a faint light spilling in from the hallway through the half-open door. It was dim and strange, the shadows stretching across the walls. The familiar glow of my own room wasn’t there. My brows furrowed as a wave of unease crept through me.
This wasn’t my room.
My heartbeat kicked up, thudding faster in my chest.
I turned my head to the left and saw my mum lying beside me. Her breathing was deep and steady, a soft snore slipping past her parted lips. Her face loo
