NINA'S POV
“What did you just say?”
I swallowed, hesitating for a second.
“Chase… I think Summer ran away.”
His jaw clenched. “Are you crazy? Summer would never do that.”
“No,” he corrected himself bitterly, “Someone took her.”
The room fell silent. I looked toward Beta Grant who seemed to be in deep thought. No one said anything for a while and then he broke the silence.
“Why?” he finally asked, his voice low.
“She… she told me she was in love with… a human.”
Both Grant and Chase turned sharply. Chase’s eyes widened, disbelief rippling across his face, while Beta Grant remained outwardly calm… only the flicker in his gaze betrayed his confusion.
“Summer’s not that stupid,” Chase muttered, shaking his head.
“She’s been struggling with it for months. Said she felt ashamed. Like
