Chapter 151

ARIANA'S POV

As Rob read the note aloud, a trickle of sweat ran down the nape of my neck and into my back. Memories of the horrors I had faced washed over me. Sitting there, I could almost feel the hands clamping over my mouth again and the huge blow to my head. I shivered visibly just thinking of it. The moment when my world had gone black. Waking up alone to find I was covered in my own blood. My stomach churned.

“Ariana?” Rob's voice seemed distant, muffled by my rising panic. I opened my eyes without realizing I had closed them.

Rob’s concerned face came into focus. “Are you okay?”