Silvia "Silvia? Silvia, are you there?" Noah's concerned voice crackling through my phone, my knuckles whitened as I tightened my grip. My entire body had gone rigid. "Y-yes, I'm here," I managed to answer, forcing lightness into my tone. "I'm fine, Noah. Just zoned out for a second." My eyes were fixed on him. Zack. He hadn't moved from his position, partially hidden in the shadow of a tall column near the administration building. The memory of last night's confrontation made my stomach clench--two dominant wolves fighting over territory. But I wasn't territory. I was just desperate. "Are you sure you're okay? You went quiet there." Noah's voice immediately shifted to worry mode. "Really, I'm fine," I repeated, carefully turning away from Zack's direction--out of sight, out of

