Chapter 121. It Gets Worse

Maggie POV

“Why didn’t you help me?!” Mrs. Fahler cries. “Why did you let that awful Alpha King drag me away from my home?”

“I couldn’t,” I argue.

“You could!” she counters. “All you had to do was run out the door and stop them! It was on fire! My daughter is missing!”

“But I—”

“No! I’m tired of hearing excuses,” she insists. “My home burned to the ground, and it’s all your fault!”

Gasping, I bolt upright, my thin summer blankets falling into my lap. My heart continues to pound for a few seconds even after realizing it’s all a dream.

The night is still, and with the window open to the cool, refreshing breeze, I can hear the crickets in the yard and the gentle croaking of frogs in the creek near my house. It’s as though e