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My bold words came back to bite me in the ass. Tomorrow came early. Really early. The sun wasn’t even thinking about rising when I was aroused from my sleep on the bed. My eyes fluttered open. A large, familiar shadow loomed over me. It was Darda.
“Wake up, Miriam! The ship is about to launch!” she warned me.
My eyes shot open and I shot up. I whipped my head to the spot beside me. It was empty. I whipped my head back to Darda and got a little whiplash. “Where’s Xander?”
She grabbed my arm and tugged me out of bed. “Aboard the ship! Now you must hurry or you will be left behind!”
“What?”
My feet hit the floor and I leapt over to the dresser. Darda was close behind me. I hopped into my pants as she drew out my shirt. My hops were in time with my words. “How could h
