POV: LUNA
The faculty swept the forest for an hour after the growl. Found nothing. No tracks. No scent. No evidence anything had been there at all.
But we all knew better. Something had circled the Moon Circle. Something had watched. Waited.
And then disappeared like smoke.
Classes were cancelled for the rest of the night. Extra patrols assigned. Students confined to dorms under curfew.
Which meant I was stuck inside. Unable to train. Unable to prepare for tomorrow's challenge. Unable to do anything except sit and think about how unprepared I was.
At midnight, there was a knock on my door. I opened it to find Ryder in the hallway.
"Get dressed. You're on patrol with me."
"I'm confined to dorms."
"Not anymore. I convinced Thorne we need extra eyes. Students who can sense things fac
