CHAPTER 179: WOLFANG

SERAPHINA’S POV

We ride into school just as it's ending, minutes after the final bell. I watch the crowd slowly disperse, like ants returning to their nest after scavenging for food.

A twinge of guilt mixes with relief that it's over and I've missed every bit of it.

Attending school feels like a more serious challenge when your life is falling apart.

Thankfully, we're almost there.

I can sense it's nearly over, this quest for knowledge of my history and where I come from. It's almost within reach.

My life will finally return to the mundane, typical life of a teenage girl once I find my mother and put the prophecy behind us.

Yet, amidst that excitement, I feel something else.

Artemis steps out and reaches for my hand, opening my door. Lost in thought, I take it and step out.

“I need to do something first before we go back,” I say to him, offering a small smile.

He gazes into my eyes, nods, and lets me go.

I quickly walk to the school grounds, covering the distance in a few minutes, and