“You protected no one,” I said. “You allowed children to be humiliated.”
He shrank under my stare. “I am sorry, Alpha.”
“Sorry is not enough.”
Before I could continue, movement outside the office caught my attention. Nicole passed the doorway, heading down the hall. Her walk was slow and foggy, as if she moved without full awareness. Her eyes were unfocused, and her expression lacked its usual arrogance. I knew immediately that something about her was off.
Then the scent hit me. A faint trace of elf energy clung to her clothing.
I had perceived that scent before. Adeline had an elf friend Mathias I wasn’t sure I liked too well. His scent was all over her. It meant Adeline already knew the truth.
My pulse dropped to a colder, calmer rhythm. I stepped out of the principal’s office and
