~Elena~
Raina screamed like she was on a game show. “Yesss! My brother taught me this! I’ve been waiting for this day!”
Zia threw both fists in the air like we were in a stadium. “Let’s gooo! My dad made me spar with Gammas before I could spell ‘combat!’ I’ve been dreaming of this moment!”
And me?
I was standing there like a corpse with anxiety. My legs were jelly. My lungs were closed for business. My hoodie was glued to my spine with sweat. I could feel my soul looking for the nearest emergency exit.
“Oh s**t,” I whispered. “This is really happening. I’m going to die. I’m going to shift mid-panic, scream like a cartoon character, and get trampled to death in front of the entire freshman class.”
“Breathe,” my wolf said calmly. “This is nothing. You’ve survived worse.”
“No, I have n
