Chapter 13: The Truth

Startled, I turned toward the voice. Salva was perched casually on a tree branch, her tone as nonchalant as ever.

“Salva!” I exclaimed.

My gaze shifted to see Laura and Draco approaching from a bench nearby.

And then it hit me.

Everyone here looked familiar. I’d seen them all before, around the town. Some of them belonged to Laurent’s pack.

“What’s going on?” I asked, scanning their faces for answers.

Zede leaned casually against a tree, staring up at the moon. “There’s a predicted bloodbath tonight. We’re here to stop it.”

Bloodbath? What?! So Vander wasn’t here to see me?

Wow. Just wow. Am I really hurting again?

A slow, sarcastic clap echoed across the garden.

“Bravo! Everyone’s here!”