The word she mouthed—Soon—lingered in the air like a warning written in smoke.
I tried to shake it off, but my fingers trembled as I tucked a strand of hair behind my ear.
Killian sensed it before I even said a word.
He didn’t push.
He didn’t need to.
Just being near him grounded me.
But my mind was already racing.
Selene stirred.
‘She’s not just watching you, Aurora. She’s waiting. For something. Or someone.’
“I need to know who she is,” I whispered under my breath as the final bell rang, students pouring into their classrooms.
‘Then let’s find out,’ Selene replied, her tone a strange mix of excitement and dread.
THIRD PERIOD:INDEPENDENT STUDY LAB
I convinced my teacher to let me “research local pack history” alone in the library.
It wasn’t even that much of a stretch a
