SELENE POV
The alarm in the academy came up. It was lower. Heavier. It meant real danger.
It had been four hours since the drone fell in the training pit. Four hours since I ran away crying because I saw Vant kissing Serath.
“All units to the war room. Now,” Vireks’ voice came through the speaker.
I was already running.
The war room was full when I got there. Vant stood at the front with a map of the forest behind the academy on the wall. I did not look at him. I was still angry. I felt betrayed. My chest hurt.
“Nolan’s drone was a scout,” Vant said without wasting time. “We tracked its signal. They found our perimeter fence ten kilometers east. A squad of six is moving in now. Mutants. Armed.”
“SSU is mobilizing,” Vant continued. “They will secure the east gate. We all know why No
