Aria POV

My eyes fluttered open slowly, heavy like someone poured sand inside them.

My whole body felt weak, like I had wrestled with a mountain in my sleep.

My hand searched blindly for my phone on the side table. My fingers brushed it, and I grabbed it weakly.

7:00AM.

My chest tightened.

What?

I planned to wake before dawn. I planned everything. So why did my body betray me?

“Oh no… why didn’t I wake up?” I whispered, my voice tired and cracked.

Elly, my wolf, purred in my ...