Chapter 66 *

Vesper’s POV

I could feel the whispers starting. Like little ripples spreading across water.

"Wait, did she really awaken already?"

"No way. Lyra has a wolf now?"

"She's gotta be lying, right?"

Then someone else, louder. "Holy shit, she actually awakened?"

The whole basement exploded. Chairs scraping. Voices overlapping. Everyone staring at me. Their eyes hungry. Not for me. For the gossip. For c