**BACK AT SCHOOL**

The moment Meret’s growl tore through the air, the school fell silent. Every student watching froze, their eyes locked on the Crescent Wolf live feed streaming across their screens.

Bruce couldn’t move. He was perplexed hearing Meret growl again. He had almost forgotten what it sounded like. The sheer power of it, the sharp resonance that made your bones ache and your skin crawl. It was terrifying, but there was something oddly reassuring about it too. It meant her wolf ...