POV: Emilia Greco

The press conference was scheduled for noon.

Principal Lear had wanted more time to verify everything, but I'd insisted on immediate public disclosure. The longer we waited, the more opportunity Ian had to cover his tracks or implement whatever came next in his plans.

By 11 AM, the conference room was packed. Students, faculty, local media covering the academy's recent violence, and representatives from several pack councils who'd been investigating the incidents.

I sat at ...