SELENE Elena found me in the library the next day..I was sitting at a corner table pretending to study. In reality I was just staring at my textbook trying to look normal while everything inside me felt like it was falling apart. She sat down across from me without asking permission. "We need to talk," she said quietly. "But not here." I closed my textbook and followed her out of the library. She led me through the hallways to a place I had never been before. An old storage room near the back of the main building. Once we were inside with the door closed, she turned to face me. "The council is sending Marcus Venn," she said. The name meant nothing to me. "Who is that?" I asked. "He's an enforcer," Elena said. "Not just anyone. He's someone they send when they need answers fast. When

