K I A R A Just as promised, Sharifa had taken the matter up to the werewolf high court of council and they had scheduled a hearing in a week's time. In the meantime, I was confined to my room wondering where it all went wrong. My life felt like it was breaking thread by thread, and I didn't know how to stop it. A soft knock echoed through my room, and I tensed. "Who is it?" I called out, my voice hoarse. "It's me, Luna." Alice's voice came from the other side. "Can I come in?" I hesitated for a moment, then sighed. "Sure." The door opened and she stepped inside, closing it softly behind her. Alice was the closest thing to a friend I had in this pack, she went from being my personal maid to meaning so much more in such little time. She took in my appearance my unwashed hair, the da

