POV: LunaWe didn't talk about it immediately.After the chase. After the near-death experience. After barely escaping the architects.We all just went to our rooms. Processed individually. Tried to sleep.But sleep didn't come.Around midnight, I got a text from Nova.Secret spot. Now. Everyone.Our secret spot was an old storage room we'd discovered first year. Hidden. Warded against eavesdropping. Safe.I went. Found my entire pack already there.Nova. Aria. Sienna. Lyric. Liam. Even Aiden.All looking exhausted. Shaken. Barely holding it together."I can't believe we trusted him," Nova said without preamble."We all did," Aria replied. "That's not just on you.""But I defended him! Multiple times! When Luna said something was wrong, I told her to give him a chance!""I did the same thing," I said quietly. "For longer than anyone. I loved him. Bonded with him. How did I not see it?""Because he's a professional liar," Sienna said. "Trained. Practiced. Good at it.""That doesn't mak
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