Sia POV

I jolted awake, the memory of the secret lab clouded in fragments, fading as quickly as they came. My head pounded, and my body felt like it had been through a storm. I looked around the dim cell—Mama Red, Camille, and Farascena were still asleep, their breathing even, unaware of the whirlwind that was spinning inside my mind.

I reached for my neck, fingers brushing over the cold steel of the bunk bed, trying to steady myself. That's when I saw it—a faint injection mark on my arm, the skin bruised and tender. Confused, I tugged at my uniform, noticing the dark stain on my side. It wasn’t...