Side Story 27:

Kaelen’s POV:

A loud, intrusive ringing echoed in the room, pulling me out of a deep, dreamless sleep. My body felt heavy, exhausted, but also strangely charged, as if I’d just run a marathon. I pushed myself up, feeling a little groggy, the unfamiliar sheets of the hotel bed soft against my bare skin.

My head was a throbbing, confusing mess, and the first thing I registered was the blindingly bri