ATLAS
My throat constricted as Aria's arms wound tight around my neck, nearly suffocating me. But I didn't let her go. She was still shaking, breathing hard. Her eyes were still filled with fright. I allowed her to cling to me for a few more seconds, to catch her breath before asking,
"What do you mean?"
"Someone is in my room and tried to…" she glanced down at her chest, looking back at me in bewilderment. "To stab me."
My breath caught. "Stab you?" I questioned out loud.
She bobbed her head, sniffling.
My brows furrowed in confusion as I thought of what she had said. My room had to be the most secure in the whole of the building.
