Scarlet
The halls of Spring Hollows High were eerily quiet as I stepped inside that morning. It wasn’t the usual silence of students still waking up from their morning grogginess—it was something else. A stillness, a weight in the air that I couldn’t quite name.
I pulled my jacket tighter around me, shaking off the uneasy feeling as I made my way to my locker. Maybe I was just on edge after my conversation with Ronan last night. The thought of another enemy hiding within Spring Hollows was unsettling, and now, more than ever, I felt like my every move was being watched.
Classes passed in a blur. The whispers around me felt louder than usual, and I could feel people’s stares lingering on me for too long. Ever since the investigations had begun, the lower-ranked wolves—especially my famil
