Aurora’s POV
A distant ringing pulls me from sleep, and I rub my gritty eyes. The faraway ringing stops as I come back to my senses. My head isn’t spinning as badly, and my stomach doesn’t hurt at the moment. I do feel a little bit better now. The ache I felt earlier is gone too, replaced by a lighter and softer feeling.
Maybe all I needed was a good nap.
After Jace dropped me off, I immediately went to bed, wanting to forget about how Thorne had snapped at me. I don’t blame him for being upset for my bad work, so I push the thoughts away and stand up.
The growling in my stomach surprises me, in a good way. I haven’t really felt hungry since I’ve been sick.
Before the hunger can be replaced by nausea, I make my way downstairs and dig through the refrigerator. I try not to think ab
