LILA
A knock at the door dragged me from the remnants of sleep. My mind was groggy, still tangled in the events from the night before, and my eyes fluttered open, squinting against the dull light filtering through the curtains. I heard the knock again, this time accompanied by a voice.
"Miss? I'm a Sentinel of the pack, here to drive you back home."
I rubbed my eyes and groaned, sitting up as the words sank in. Drive me home? Why would I be going home? Shouldn't I be heading to school? I fumbled for my phone on the bedside table, blinking as the numbers on the screen came into focus.
7:20 AM.
I bolted upright, the fog in my brain clearing in an instant. "What? Why didn't anyone tell me it was this late?" I shot up from the bed and flung the door open, my heart racing. "I have class
