War is upon us. War is upon us. Those four words were the ones I couldn't get out of my head. A part of me was terrified. I'd never experienced anything like it. Of course, stories about World War II or the first World War were stories I knew of. But I knew this was way different. I didn't know what to expect. I didn't want to expect anything. But a part of me also knew that I was willing to fight for my loved ones' safety. I was willing to die for that. I was willing to die for them, I realized. Alana, Chace, Samuel, Ryan, Dad, Mom, Isiaiah, Trystan... Trystan. I could try again today. Try to talk to him. I knew I needed to clear things up between us. But it was like he'd been avoiding me. I didn't understand. After the meeting with the Alphas, Dad and I had walked back to our curre

