KAIDA REED POV

I gasped awake, my eyes flying open as I instinctively tried to jerk upright, only to find that I couldn't move. For one terrifying second, my mind went completely blank. Then panic slammed into me, my heart lurching into a frantic rhythm as I pulled against whatever was holding me down.

My breathing came faster as I twisted, the sound of it harsh in the quiet room as I desperately tried to free myself, but whatever it was didn't budge an inch.

What the hell.

Forcing myself to calm down and take a deep breath, I slowly turned my head, then gasped, my breath catching in my...