Zara's POV
Zara couldn't sleep.
Every time she closed her eyes, she saw those multiple wolf heads staring back at her from the window.
What was she?
What had she become during that ceremony?
At midnight, she gave up trying to rest and slipped out of her basement room.
The academy was quiet, but not empty.
She could hear movement in the upper floors - probably students sneaking around after curfew.
She'd almost made it to the main staircase when someone stepped out of the shadows.
"You came," Kai said softly.
Zara's heart jumped.
She'd forgotten about his request to meet, but apparently her feet had remembered for her.
"I couldn't sleep anyway," she said.
Kai nodded toward a side door.
"There's a garden behind the east wing.
We can talk there without being over
