POV: Adriana
I had literally forced myself to get up from the bed after Darius left. My whole body felt strange — one minute I was sleepy and tired, and the next, I was hungry like I hadn’t eaten in days. I didn’t understand what was happening to me at all.
Still, I was going to do what Darius had told me to do: eat something, then go back to bed.
I just really hoped I’ll be feeling better by the time he got back. He’d said he was going to town to pick up something — a surprise, according to him. I smiled to myself as I sat at the dining table, wondering what kind of surprise it could be.
I was halfway through my pancakes when I heard footsteps. Adira, Elsie, and Irina walked into the dining room together, their laughter filling the space.
“Look who’s finally up,” Adira teased.
“Goo
