chapter 22

Everly Two weeks later “Everly, wake up. You're late again,” Valen says, shaking me out of my deep sleep. A growl escapes and I tug my pillow over my head. He growls right back and yanks the heavy drapes open, flooding the room with light that sears my eyeballs from their sockets before yanking the blanket off me. “Everly, up!” My eyes feel like sandpaper, and I’m so damn exhausted. No matter how early I go to bed, I always wake up feeling like crap. And it doesn’t help that he watches me like a damn hawk and won't allow me any coffee, making me question if it’s an addiction. I usually have two before I even do the school run. Now, no caffeine has resulted in me becoming a zombie. “No. Leave me,” I whine. “Valarian was ten minutes late yesterday and today. You were supposed to do the school runs the last two days, and on both days, he couldn't wake you and I had to come home! The tantrum I just dealt with was insane! Now up!” “I'm tired,” I tell him, reaching blindly for the blanket th