Lori had no idea what was brewing in her pack. No idea about the Alpha's demands, her parents' fears, or the storm gathering on the horizon. Her world had narrowed to a single point of focus.
Two days.
She had two days before she would walk into Headmaster Attia's office and begin the strangest experiment of her life.
The thought made her stomach twist into knots.
"I can't do this," she said for the fifth time, pacing the length of Iva's room. "I'm going to walk in there and forget how to speak. I'm going to trip over my own feet. I'm going to accidentally set something on fire."
Iva watched from her bed, amused. "Why would you set something on fire?"
"I don't know! It could happen!"
Iva laughed and patted the space beside her. "Come. Sit. Breathe."
Lori flopped onto the bed, her h
