Echo.

Amid the ignoring game between Maria and Edna and I, I recently discovered that there was yet another layer to why Maria's animosity towards me seemed to deepen since she returned.

My growing connection with Noah became more pronounced. And that was definitely it.

As days passed, Noah and I found ourselves building a better rapport, our friendship kept gaining more strength as we spent most times together. It was almost inevitable because even though I was getting more accepted by the lycans, they still did not see me as a friend enough to even want to have conversations with me or even speak with me at all unless...