SEBASTIAN’S POV Finished with training, I was catching my breath when Dad approached me, a strange look on his face. “We’re going on a little trip,” he said casually, as if it was just another day. “Some pack business. Nothing to worry about.” I didn’t ask questions. Instead, I packed a few essentials and jumped in the car behind him. The engine roared to life, and we were on our way. The drive was quiet, only stopping briefly for fuel and food. I stared out the window, watching the scenery blur past, the night settling in around us. As the miles slipped by, I noticed the landscape changing, the lights of a familiar town coming into view. It hit me then, we were in Megan’s university town. The place she called home for now. I felt a strange flutter in my chest, part curiosity, part anti

