CHAPTER 71: Urgent need

　　My lashes fluttered slowly, and I found Zion on top of my bed beside me, staring down at me. It was morning, and he had woken up before me, which rarely happened, but last night I had spent hours reading until it was way past my bedtime. This was one of the side effects of sleeping late, turning your alarm off, thinking you’d wake yourself, but not being able to. 　　“Mommy, wake up,” he said, placing his hands on my shoulder and shaking me. 　　“I’m up, I’m up.” I pulled myself up and sat down, my head aching a little, and I rubbed my temple to ease the pain and discomfort. 　　“Let’s get ready, mommy.” He said and got out of bed, running out of the room. 　　And that’s how my day began. 　　After dropping him off at school a little later than usual, I had one thing in mind: going to see Aaron. I wanted to tell him about the mysterious children’s book I got at the bookstore, which spoke of his curse of power. It was weird that Aaron didn’t call all morning even though he had seen the mis