The Lycan Academy was nothing like Iva imagined.
It was bigger.
Colder.
Sharper.
A place where power did not whisper—
It roared.
During the day, she tried to hold herself together.
She really did.
Because she had Lori.
And that alone—
That one anchor in a sea of chaos—
Made everything just a little more bearable.
They walked together through the long stone corridors, their steps echoing against high vaulted ceilings, their presence small compared to the towering legacy of warriors and elites that had passed through those halls before them.
And sometimes—
In those brief, fragile moments—
Iva smiled.
A real smile.
The kind she had not felt in weeks.
“I still can’t believe you’re here,” Lori said one afternoon, nudging her shoulder lightly as they walked side by side. “Out o
