Donika’s POV

The walk back to my room felt longer than it should have.

Kael had told me to go with Elena while he “handled something.” That “something” being the gorgeous, furious woman who had barged into his office the second we left. Whoever she was, she was really bold for raising her voice at a Lycan.

I kept my head down as we passed through the road leading back to Kael’s, but I couldn’t block out the whispers. They didn’t whisper very quietly; it was as if they ...