A wave of dread rakes through my body. My heart plummets as her words sink in. My arms hug me tighter as I try to hold Mrs. Santiago's gaze. "What?"
Shaking her head, she comes closer and puts a hand on my arm. "It's gonna be okay, Ali. This may just take a bit longer than we thought. But it's the only thing that makes sense right now."
"What do you mean, it rejected her?"
We turn to face Joey and Eric, who are looking confused, as well as concerned. The usual combo when it comes to me, apparently.
"It's hard to explain, as I've only heard rumors of such an occurrence." She sighs. "But imagine if your inner wolves decided to stop listening to you. You couldn't shapeshift. You couldn't mind-link. You would be practically human."
The boys are now looking at her with eyes filled with sho
