Zara’s POV
The moment Dr. Voss’s voice echoed through the cafeteria. It felt like the air thinned. Conversations died halfway through sentences. Forks stopped mid-air. Even Mira froze, her expression unreadable for once.
“She sounds pissed,” Luna muttered under her breath.
Pissed was an understatement. There was something else in Dr. Voss’s tone, urgency… and fear. That part terrified me more.
Mira slowly rose from her seat, her shoulders stiff. For a second, she looked at Rex as if silently asking for a signal. Rex only shook his head. ‘Don’t react’, his expression warned. Mira scowled before heading out of the cafeteria without another word.
Kai’s hand brushed against mine under the table. A small touch, but enough to soothe the spike of anxiety in my chest. I didn’t hold his hand b
