Lila’s POV
I woke up with a start, glancing around my dark dorm room.
It wasn’t like I had a bad dream or anything, but it certainly felt like I had.
A feeling like this had never happened before.
I glanced over at the clock, frowning that it was only 3 am. I glanced over at Rachel from across the room and saw that she was sleeping soundly in her bed.
My mother had left hours ago to return to Elysium, but I told her I would be going there over the weekend to work on practicing using my abilities. She told me as long as I keep calm, I can control them.
I thought maybe this was just my abilities resurfacing, so I took a deep breath.
It wasn’t until Val woke that I realized it wasn’t my abilities that were causing this feeling. Val’s words only confirmed my fears.
“It’s our mat
