The next morning, both Katherine and Jasper were awoken by the sound of her alarm going off. She had been smart enough to set one before bed to ensure that she did not miss her meeting, but now she was regretting setting a meeting at nine in the morning.
Next to her, Jasper groaned and used the hand that was still on her waist to pull her close to him. "Why is an alarm going off?" he asked in a groggy voice next to her ear.
She reached to turn it off and answered, "I scheduled a meeting with Eric to discuss what's been done about the rebels and my mom. We have to get up."
Although she was tired, knowing she might make progress in finding her mom gave her an adrenaline rush, and she moved Jasper's arm and threw off the covers so that she could get up.
Jasper sighed and sat himself up to stretch out his stiff limbs.
He watched as Katherine put on dress pants and a nice top, and he looked down on the floor at their ripped clothes from the night before.
