Chapter 277

There was nothing remotely good about that night, not for me anyway. I lay awake in my bed staring at the ceiling for hours, until the sun was completely up, and I thought I should go ahead and start getting ready for training. But around 7:00, Aurora messaged all of us that she’d postponed training until the afternoon since everyone was still exhausted. And most of the Guardians were still up looking at Xs and pondering anomalies.

I tucked my arm under my chin and tried to go to sleep, but I kept thinking about Mina and Bonnie. That poor little girl was over there across campus now, missing her mother. I hoped Mina was somewhere in a better place, but I had no idea how that worked for Vampires, and my weary mind couldn’t make sense of religion for the undead.

At 8:00, I hauled myself out of bed. I might’ve dozed off for a few minutes, but I’d basically gotten no sleep. I had some schoolwork to do that I thought I could manage on a cup of coffee