NOAH
The quiet hum of the barracks was disturbed only by the occasional creak of the bunk beds and the soft snores of the cadets. I was in the lower bunk, staring to my right, on Skyler's bed, my thoughts tangled in frustration and regret. I could hear her breathing, restless, just like me. I knew why she couldn’t sleep—because of me. The words I had said earlier in our argument echoed in my mind.
"I know you're a girl, Skyler."
Why did I even say that? It had been a moment of frustration, a slip of the tongue when I was trying to get through to her. But instead of making her understand my concern, I had hurt her. She had taken my words all wrong, assuming I thought she was weak because she was a girl. That wasn’t what I meant at all.
"Nice job, genius," Nyx, my wolf, growled in th
