Celeste “Are you for real, Lyra? You’re really apologizing to me right now?” I was momentarily stunned and couldn’t figure out why she suddenly sounded so nice for no reason. I was already used to her jabs and careless utterances. I knew Lyra didn’t like me, and if given the chance, she might even have chosen Maita over me. However, the real shock was to have her sound nice. I never expected that from her. “Yes, Celeste. I’m sorry.” The heck! She said it. Again. Could I be dreaming right now? My wolf just apologized to me without stuttering. Ha! What could be the real issue behind this sudden niceness? Could she be hiding something from me? Wait! Did Lyra want me to do something for her? Perhaps something extremely dangerous? I felt chills all over my body, imagining what dangers we

