ARIA'S POV 

 The sound of crickets chirping surrounded me, and the damp sand beneath me was the only thing that kept me grounded. Carter's gaze was intense, but I tried to focus on the grains of sand between my fingers.

  “We have to head back. It’s getting late”. He said.

“What do you think he wants from me?”. I asked, feeling the wet sand in my hands.

 “Matteo? No one knows what he wants” he said, and rose from his spot, dusting the soil off him. 

“Come with me”. He said, and there was a creak in the bushes, and we turned to face Matteo, emerging from behind a tree,...