Elena POV
As the days passed, Thalia and I grew closer. It was refreshing to have someone who genuinely cared about me and wasn’t afraid to stand by my side. I found myself confiding in her about everything that had happened since my 16th birthday party. It was a relief to share my burdens with someone, and Thalia seemed to take it all in stride, even the fact that I was a werewolf who hadn’t completed her first shift.
“So, you’re not freaked out by all this?” I asked her one day during lunch, as we sat in the cafeteria.
Thalia shrugged, a smile playing on her lips. “Elena, I have a strong heart. I’m open to everything. I’ve always known there’s more to the world than what meets the eye. Honestly, even if you told me you were an alien, I wouldn’t be surprised.”
Thalia was right. As a h
