The rays of the morning sunlight broke through the curtains and touched my face gently. My eyes blinked open, and for a moment, I forgot where I was. The bed felt too soft, the air too clean. Then everything rushed back, the new room, the new pack, the rejection that sat quietly in my heart like a wound that refused to heal.
My head ached badly. Yesterday had drained me completely. From Raven’s endless Revelation to trying on the dresses Lara picked out, it felt like I had been running all day. I had never done things like that before, and it made me feel strange, like I didn’t belong in such a world. The laughter, the smiles, the kindness… all of it felt too good to be real.
I slowly sat up, rubbing my temple. The soft blanket slid off my shoulder. The morning air was cool, brushing aga
