Aliyah’s POV

Someone was lifting me up and every part of my body felt like they would snap out of place. I winced and bit down the pain.

The voices were echoing in my head but I could barely understand what they were saying. It felt like a nightmare that you couldn’t escape from, that you kept sinking and sinking to the bottom of nowhere

“Aliyah!”

Someone struck my face.

I opened my eyes weakly and saw blurred images of people crouching over me. And then, still darkness. Even though it was fark, it was peaceful here.

When I opened my eyes next, I was lying on a bed in...