Liora’s POV
The sound of my phone going off jolted me out of sleep. With a gasp, I jerked my head up, leaving behind a line of drool that stretched all the way from my lip to the page of the book I’d been reading last night.
I blushed, even though I was alone, and quickly wiped it with my sleeve before I reached over and picked up my phone, curious to see why it was going off.
“Mandatory Assembly,” a schoolwide notification on my phone read. “All students must gather in the auditorium at eight AM sharp for an important announcement.”
Groaning, I glanced at the time. It was already fifteen to eight—I had stayed up all night reading the book, and had thus far found nothing of use other than some old fables—so I had just barely enough time to change, comb my hair, brush my te
