ELIAS’S POVThe pounding in my head was the first thing I felt when I stirred. The second was regret.“Ugh, fuck.” I groaned, squinting my eyes open as the morning light hit my face.“Good morning,” a voice said.I blinked a few times before Gabriella’s figure came into focus, standing over us with her arms folded.“You both look terrible.”I turned slightly and saw Kael sprawled beside me, squinting his eyes. “Why are you even up this early?” he muttered, dragging a hand over his face.“Because unlike you two, some of us didn’t drink ourselves into unconsciousness,” she shot back.I pushed myself up slowly, my head spinning slightly. “What time is it?”“Late enough that the elders are already gathering,” she replied. “And you two are still here, smelling like alcohol.”Kael groaned and forced himself up. “I regret nothing.”“You will in five minutes,” she said dryly.We both managed to stand, though not gracefully, and dragged ourselves to our rooms to clean up.A hot bath and a chan
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