3 I barely slept a wink. The events of the previous night kept replaying in my mind. Over and over and over. And every time I closed my eyes, I saw those dark eyes and those shadowy swords. Because of that, I was up at six in the morning on a Friday—when I could actually sleep in. I had my breakfast while browsing Netflix, not really paying attention to it. I had to get myself tired. That was the only way to force myself to sleep—a deep, dreamless sleep. I could go down to the studio and dance. Dance until I was dripping with sweat, until I couldn’t lift an arm or a leg anymore, until I fell on the floor like a big blob. Then I could drag my sorry a*s home, fall in my bed, and sleep for real. I went back to my bedroom and grabbed my dance tote. It should have everything I needed to dan