I woke from the dream training session drenched in sweat, Gia's warning echoing in my mind.
Days. Maybe less.
I checked my phone. It was early afternoon. I'd slept through most of the day again, my body trying to recover from the intense dream work while my mind had been in the Echoing Wastes.
I needed to check on Damon again.
I got dressed quickly and headed down the hall. This time when I knocked, it took longer for him to answer. When the door finally opened, what I saw made my stomach drop.
Damon looked worse. Much worse.
The dark circles under his eyes had deepened into bruises. His skin had taken on a greyish pallor, and he seemed thinner somehow, like he'd lost weight in just the few days since I'd last seen him.
"Kaiden." His voice was flat, lifeless. "What do you need?"
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