~Aria~

The moment my eyes opened the next day, rays of sunlight filtering through the window struck them.

I quickly squinted them shut as I pulled the sheet over my face.

After that, I tried to move my body…

“Ouch!” I groaned, a numbing ache tugging in my bones. It felt like a hammer had been used on my body the night before in a merciless manner, after I was completely wrung out of every fluid.

“Awake?” Damon asked, walking through the door.

“Mm-mmh,” I groaned softly and was about to speak. But suddenly, my mouth stopped.

I blinked. It felt like my memory was in some sort of haze....