Chapter 30

Bratt

I arrived at Polar Shift Academy a few minutes before the lunch break ended. I hurried in through the front door and walked to the office. When I got there, I was relieved to see Marley there, talking to Lana in hushed tones.

“Hey,” I said.

Lana gave Marley a look, brows lifting, then left the office. Marley grimaced apologetically at me.

“I’m so sorry,” she said. “I’m afraid this might be my fault.”

“How so?”

“When I was out with Noah on the playground during recess, I saw someone and got frightened. I think he sensed my fear, so when the kids crowded me during snack time, he got really protective. I wanted to go talk to him, but…they said it wasn’t a good idea,” she said. She looked down the hall toward the infirmary and frowned. Her guilt was pretty clear on her face. I wanted to tell her to go and talk to Noah, but it probably wasn’t a good idea for her to be around him when he was already feeling territorial over her.

“Don’t worry about it, Marley,” I said. “I’ll go