Chapter 28

After Lorcan left, Alma came over to Cora, saying, "I just overheard everything. Did you really say you don't need a guardian?"

Cora replied, "I'm still young. I don't want to think about that yet."

Alma frowned. "You're not that young anymore. The female cub next door, Ruby Niven, is your age and already has twelve guardians. And you don't have a single one."

Cora awkwardly scratched her head, th