Diana’s POV
I was sitting quietly when the principal’s voice blared from the classroom speaker.
“P… Per the Alpha’s orders, all students must gather in the courtyard. No exceptions.”
“Oh, talk about the devil himself,” I muttered, resting my head on the desk. I already knew who the message was about, Kael. The only one ever referred to as “Alpha.”
Without hesitation, the other students bolted outside as if their lives depended on it, leaving just Eva and me behind.
“Stand up, Diana. Do you want our heads cut off?” she hissed, tugging on my stiff arm.
“Let it go, Eva. I’m not moving.” My voice came out flat, scraped raw from exhaustion.
My legs still ached from last night’s events, and I’d barely managed to drag myself to school all to avoid raising my mom's suspicions.
I wanted her
