Chapter 116

• “You already knew about Brooke?” I let out a low whistle, unable to hide my surprise. “And you didn’t say a word?”
• Beta Rowan—one of the only adults I actually trusted—gave a stiff nod. “That was my mistake. After her mother passed, I assumed her behavior was grief twisting itself into something ugly. It spiraled faster than I expected.”
• I exhaled sharply. “You could’ve stopped her. She made Ayla’s entire semester hell.”