SERENA’S POV

I woke up to the sensation of someone shaking me vigorously, and for a moment, I was disoriented, unsure of where I was or what had happened. Then, I saw Kaden’s concerned face, and the events from earlier flooded back into my mind.

“Thank God you aren’t dead,” I heard him say. “You had me there for a minute.You hit your head pretty hard. How are you feeling?"

I winced as I brushed my fingertips across the growing lump, sitting up slowly.

"The plane..where are we?"

He sighed. "Stranded on some island."

Looking past him, I saw the dark plume of smoke still rising from the burning wreckage...