Chapter 47

I'm surprised when I open my eyes and find myself in Hendrick's bedroom. It's dark outside now. I must have been in my vision for hours.

Sitting up, I grab the glass of water beside the bed and gulp it down. My stomach growls and my muscles are stiff from laying still for so long. A glance at Hendrick's alarm clock tells me that it's just before midnight. I have been asleep for over eight hours...

Hushed whispers catch my attention, and I crawl to the edge of the bed to listen. It's Hendrick, Jayden, and Avianna.

"I just don't understand how she's been out of it for so long," Jayden murmurs quietly.

"It happens," Avianna says simply, "Tapping into that kind of spiritual energy is tiring. I get like this too-"

"I've never seen you lie around like a vegetable for the whole day and night, Avianna," Hendrick snaps.

"I'm not a lycanthrope. Alora's body will react differently to mine."

"What did you really do?" He asks but there's no response. He sighs loudly. I can imagine the muscle