Chapter 27
**Evangeline's POV**
The hallways feel wrong tonight. Empty and cold, but not in the peaceful way I've grown used to. Something crawls along my skin like invisible fingers, making me shiver despite the warm air. My wolf stirs uneasily, ears pricked forward like she's listening for danger I can't hear.
I should have left the library hours ago. Should have packed up when the other students did and gone home to my small, safe room. But something kept me here, studying in the quiet corners where no one bothers to look. The peace felt too good to give up.
Now I'm regretting that choice.
My footsteps echo against the polished floors as I walk toward the main exit. The sound bounces off the walls, making me feel smaller in the empty space. Outside, rain pounds against the windows,
