Chapter 81

My heart sank at his words. “So she would’ve shifted too?” I replied. “She would’ve ripped me to shreds.”

Not to forget, shifting without permission on campus grounds was strictly forbidden.

He took a deep breath, preparing to say something, but I continued before he could do so. “I told you what happens when I shift,” I reminded him.

I instantly thought back to the terrifying memories of Lumia, and the chaos she could unleash if I ever lost control. My biggest fear was hurting someone who didn’t deserve it—or worse, hurting myself.

Maybe I hadn’t been clear that night in the woods, but that was not an option.

Not when those voices were telling me to do things.

“Do you hear them now?” Kylan asked softly, indirectly reading my mind. “Those voices you spoke off?”

“No,” I whispered, flustered. Now that he had mentioned it, I had been without my glasses for a while now and had yet to hear those voices. It had to be because of her...