•••••••••••••••••• Nolan Silver •••••••••••••••••• I groan, opening my eyes, being rudely awakened by my phone and I glance at my bedside clock to see it’s 12:01 am. “What the hell?” I mutter, reaching for it but my breath catches in my throat as soon as I turn it around and look at the screen. It’s a flashing picture of Ares. I abruptly sit up before quickly switching the reminder off and placing the phone aside, my heartbeat speeding up. I rub my hands over my face before leaning back on the headboard and looking up with my eyes closed, trying to clear the image from my mind but it doesn’t work. It refuses to go away and I feel something stir in my stomach as I open them again, my hands taking on a life of their own as they reach for the phone. I slowly turn it around and awaken

