Jade’s P.O.V

Dinner with the gang had been nice—good food, easy conversations, laughter echoing through the cafeteria. But as I stepped into the cool night air, taking in a deep breath, something gnawed at me. A weight that hadn't been there before. I tilted my head up, staring at the stars scattered across the sky, trying to shake off the unease curling in my gut.

I had always been the steady one, the voice of reason when things got heated. Even my parents and Alpha ...