Chapter Seventeen
My head pounded like my blood wanted to shatter my skull, and my throat was dry enough to make swallowing painful when I woke up early the next morning. I ignored the dehydration as I got out of bed to check the computer screen set into the wall.
PAM didn’t have any notices for me. I pressed my forehead against the wall, grateful that, at the very least, I wouldn’t have to start my first day of the training program with a hangover.
I poured myself a glass of water and sat on my bed, watching Mari sleep. She was so sweet, so innocent. Just a little girl who deserved a chance to live a safe and happy life.
I had to protect her.
Harper would help me. Alec would help me. Even Walsh would help me.
I am lucky.
I woke Mari up, and she chatted as we got ready for school. S
