Alexandra's perfectly plucked eyebrows rose. "Oh, how sweet. The new girl has feelings for her old pets."
A few students laughed under their breath
"They weren't pets," Lydia's voice shook slightly, but she kept going. "They were people. Real people who showed more humanity than what I'm seeing right now."
"Humanity?" Alexandra laughed, cold and sharp. "That's your defense? Sweetheart, being human is nothing to aspire to. They're parasites, they're temporary, and they're-"
"Everywhere," Lydia cut in. "They're everywhere. And your attitude? That superiority? That's exactly why wolves end up exposed. Because someone like you slips up, thinks they're above it all, and then what happens? Humans find out, people panic, and wolves who've built actual lives have to run."
"Miss Mo
