LOGINI looked toward the slowly emptying Ravens side again and clasped my shaking hands together tightly.Please.Please let everyone get out in time first.Maya bit down hard on her lip as another wave of terrified wolves rushed past the exits.“Do you think we made it in time?” she asked shakily.I loo
Aria.My hands trembled around the microphone as thousands of stunned eyes stared at me from every side of the stadium.The silence lasted only a second before everything exploded into noise.“What the hell is she talking about?”“She’s lying!”“Get her off the field!”But I forced myself to keep sp
By the time Lila and I reached the stadium again, my lungs burned from running.The giant arena still glowed brightly against the night sky, music blasting through the open entrances while thousands of wolves moved in and out during halftime. Security lines were more relaxed now, most guards distrac
Aria.Lila was full-on panicking now.“No, no, no,” she kept whispering, pacing back and forth across the penthouse bedroom while gripping her hair. “This is insane. Aria, this is insane.”I could barely breathe, either.My mind kept jumping between the blueprints, the bombs hidden beneath the Raven
I clicked on PLAN first.Instantly, dozens of files opened across the screen. Maps. Blueprints. Timetables. Strange diagrams.“What the hell…” Lila murmured beside me.The first image filled the screen completely.It looked like some kind of massive machine shaped almost like a submarine, long and m
Then my fingers hit something hard behind the hanging clothes.I frowned.“What is it?” Lila asked, immediately sitting upright.“There’s something back here.”I shoved the clothes aside fully and froze.Behind them was a large flat object leaning against the wall.Lila came over to help me drag it
“I don’t mean any harm. I just wanted to ask… where’s Kai? He hasn’t arrived yet.”That got a reaction. Ryder scoffed and finally turned to face me. His dark eyes were hard, unreadable, but there was something behind them—something cold and sharp. I took a small step back before I could stop myself.
Aria.The air felt different this morning.There was a buzz in the halls, a kind of low thrum of excitement that seemed to wrap around the school like static. As Lila and I stepped through the front doors, hand in hand, I immediately noticed the change.The school was decorated from floor to ceiling
AriaThe hall was glowing.Golden chandeliers hung like constellations above our heads, glittering across the high arched ceiling. The scent of polished wood and something floral and expensive perfume hung in the air. The walls were dressed in deep velvet drapes, and the room itself buzzed with quie
I didn’t say anything. I just rubbed her back and let her cry. Sometimes there weren’t words. Sometimes it was just about being there, not running away from someone’s pain.She finally pulled away, wiping at her cheeks and laughing bitterly. “And I was actually starting to like it here. Elliot was b







