"Focus! Just focus!"
Valeria collapsed to her knees. It was 3:00 AM. She and Fenrik had been working for hours, but she couldn't focus.
"I can't do it! I can't think of anything but Lucian!"
Suddenly, she snapped her head up and began looking around quickly. "Someone’s coming, did you hear that?"
She had thought it was just the two of them in the forest. It was supposed to be just them. If they were caught by a teacher from the school at this hour, it would be disastrous for both. A figure emerged from between the trees, approaching Valeria and Fenrik.
"Lilia!"
Fenrik lunged forward joyfully and hugged the woman Valeria didn't recognize.
After a brief embrace, they began walking toward Valeria. Valeria immediately stood up. She couldn't help but scan the woman. With her copper-color
