Irene felt an indecipherable sadness within her.
Valeria and Elara had been missing since last night. She hadn’t seen Fenrik in class, either. She had never felt this lonely. She slipped out of the school without being seen by anyone, not caring how she would return in the evening.
She walked for a long time. Her childhood spinning in her mind, the loneliness she felt inside, the longing... She thought she would forget these as she walked, but no; it was as if these feelings would follow her wherever she went.
She hadn't told the girls that Lucas was the friend she had lost as a child. How could she, when they could barely communicate and were so focused on the transformation? Besides, the moment Lucas's name was mentioned, their expressions changed...
When she felt her feet aching fro
