Amy's POV The pack, school, everyone treated me like a ghost after that… Not that I wasn't used to being isolated, but being isolated for a reason hit different this time. They didn’t bully me—oh no, that would be too easy. Instead, they whispered when I passed, their voices low and pitiful, their eyes laced with confusion and curiosity. That was worse. Because when people hate you, at least you know where you stand. But pity? That’s a whole different kind of story. I hated it. “Why would he choose her?” “She looked so desperate in the video…” “She was asking for it.” I heard it all, every last word. The whispers were like needles in my skin, slicing the air as I walked by, they didn’t even bother hiding it. The teachers pretended not to notice, but I could see the look in the

