The lecture hall of the university was a thriving hive of mundane human and low-ranking wolf activity. Laughter bounced off the tiered concrete walls, the rhythmic clicking of laptop keys formed a steady background hum, and the heavy scent of cheap coffee and damp winter coats filled the air. For Avery, however, the noise was nothing but a distorted, distant static.
She sat in the very last row, her spine pressed so hard against the cold wall that the brickwork dug into her shoulder blades. Every muscle in her body was coiled tight, a physical manifestation of the invisible cage that had locked around her chest the moment she stepped onto campus that morning.
There were no silver scent-maskers to hide behind anymore. The secret of her identity was out. Her wild, untamed, and blindingly s
