~Alerion~
Valeria had been acting like she was planning to rob a bank, and my instincts were screaming that whatever she was up to was going to blow up in her face.
Three days of watching her jump every time someone said her name. Three days of her clutching that backpack like it contained state secrets. Three days of her disappearing for hours without explanation.
“She's found something,” my wolf said, pacing restlessly in my mind. “Something dangerous.”
“I know. But if I confront her directly, she'll just shut me out completely.”
“Then don't confront. Observe. Be ready to step in when things go sideways.”
Because they would go sideways. With Valeria, they always did.
Today, I'd decided to work from the campus library instead of my office. Not because I was tracking her movements,
