Days quickly passed, and with Hale and James gone, I fell into a familiar rhythm with school. I knew very well that with winter approaching; it was going to mean that semester exams would quickly follow, and that was something I wasn’t ready for.

In fact, I wasn’t ready for a lot of things, but I had to keep focused.

“Ivy, did you pick up the notes from Zebak?” Bree asked as we all sat around the table at the University cafe.

I sighed, ...