Brandon Well, the cat was out of the bag at least. It was real, she knew what we were and now it was finally time to have the discussion that decided how everything went from today. Mom was right, we had managed to make things worse and it was all Mike’s fault—if he hadn’t been fighting the bond so much, being that close to her wouldn’t have brought him to his knees. His wolf, Five, was just as stubborn as he was and he wanted his mate. When we heard the door slam, we immediately rushed outside to find Maxine passed out on the floor, and then we rushed her here because we could not let the principal see her or us like that. She was going to be disappointed at how poorly we had handled the situation. She had definitely passed out from seeing Mike shift. I felt her fingers twitch in my

