Brielle
I took a screenshot of the message before it vanished. Then I sat with Aldric until almost three in the morning, going through what I knew and what I didn't.
The list of the unknowns was way too long.
I got maybe two hours of sleep, brewed the strongest coffee our kitchen had, and got to the academy looking like I'd fought something and barely won. Which, honestly, wasn't far off.
The situation waiting for me in the hallway did not help my mood.
Seven students from the Hillcrest pack—my pack—were standing outside the cafeteria while a group from the Blue Mountain pack blocked the entrance. They were just standing there, spread out across the doorway in that casual way that wasn't casual at all. Blue Mountain was Adrian's pack. They were wealthy, well-trained, and very used to
