HARDIN's POV.
My hands clenched around the steering wheel as I bit down on my teeth. The Alpha's words kept replaying in my head. Everything he said about the impending war and the Hybrid.
It all didn't make sense. Why was all of this happening now? Why after three years? Who was the Hybrid?
A million questions raced through my mind as I stepped on the brakes. I was parked just next to the Ashwood University sign. I was just in time for Leah's exhibition but I couldn't bring myself to step out of the car. The voices in my head grew louder.
Especially Veronica's.
"You think staying here protects her? It doesn't..." She had said, speaking about Leah. "It paints a target on her back. If you love her, you'll stay as far away from her as possible." I pushed a hard lump down my throat beca
