Aria's POV
The door slammed open, and immediately I jumped up in fear.
"Move!" The first guards groaned at me.
I knew exactly the fate that awaited me. Without any warning the two guards dragged me to the training ground, scrubbing my feet against the floor, my heart raced with a series of palpitations. I knew exactly what was going to happen next, but the anticipation of the pain that I was going to feel still made my entire body tremble. Instantly, the guards tied me to a post, the rough rope cutting into my wrists, and soon I was bleeding seriously. That didn't stop them, instead, they prepared their whips to flog me.
The first strike of Cain felt like fire on my skin, cutting deep into my skin, the sharp pain spread through my entire body. I jammed my teeth close and tried to hold
