Alex's POV
I hadn’t slept a wink, not really. My mind had been spinning nonstop ever since I saw the pill bottles in Jaxon’s backpack.
Since I hadn’t dared to ask him about them, not after the way he’d snapped at me before leaving the cave last night, I wasn't able to stop myself from thinking about it for most of the night and wondering what could be wrong with him.
Now, I stood in the early morning chill, one of the first few recruits to gather in the courtyard, and the hard-packed dirt crunched under my boots as I shifted my weight from one foot to the other.
Despite how rough the night had been, I’d forced myself up even before the annoying blare of the morning alarm. I didn’t want to be late again. I didn’t want to give anyone a reason to label me as weak.
My ankle had stopped t
