Lily stood frozen at the edge of the parking lot, staring at the destroyed car, her mind refusing to process what she was seeing even as the word carved into the hood burned itself into her memory. Students filtered past on either side of her, some slowing to gawk, phones already lifting to capture the scene, whispers rippling outward with the speed only high school gossip could achieve.
"Lily." Ethan's voice cut through the noise, and a moment later he was beside her, his own expression darkening the instant he took in the damage.
"Someone did this in broad daylight," Lily said, voice shaking despite her attempt to sound steady. "In a school parking lot. During school hours. How is that even possible without someone seeing?"
"Wolves move fast," Ethan said grimly. "Fast enough that a hu
