I chuckled softly at what she said. “Why would you think that’s foolish or out of line? You’re my friend. Friends are meant to trust each other and share things no one else knows.”
After assuming we're friends, I asked nervously, “We’re friends, aren’t we? It’s not just me thinking that, right?”
Eira looked a little startled by my words. After a pause that felt longer than it was, she gave a faint nod and softly answered, “Yes.”
She took a deep breath before speaking. “There’s something you should know first. I’m not a pure-blooded werewolf. My father was a powerful wizard, not a wolf, so I’m of mixed lineage. Last night’s chaos at school… that was my doing. The trail left by the witch stirred my wolf awake, and in trying to stop it, I lost control. The fight escalated beyon
