"For war."
The words echoed through the attic.
Nobody moved.
Nobody breathed.
Alice stared at Lily.
Lily stared back.
Jake looked like he was two seconds away from shifting into a wolf and committing several crimes.
Alice slowly sat down on an old storage box.
Because her legs had officially given up.
"No."
Silence.
"Nope."
Jake looked at her immediately.
"...Alice."
"No."
She pointed at absolutely everything.
"The wolves?"
Point.
"The Moonborn?"
Point.
"The hunters?"
Point.
"The apparently secret Moonborn survivor club?"
Jake's lips twitched.
Alice narrowed her eyes.
"Don't."
Jake immediately looked serious again.
Mostly.
Alice dragged both hands over her face.
"I'm in high school."
Silence.
"I have homework."
More silence.
"I had a chemistry quiz today."
