Chapter 17 : Gossip on Campus

Astrid

A heavy silence fell between Eddie and I as I mulled over what he’d told me.

My mom wasn’t the much beloved Luna that I thought she was. There were people in the pack that hated her for being human so much that they were glad to hear about her death.

They were probably the same people that mocked and bullied me when I was a kid.

I was so wrong about my mom—about a lot of things. Guilt shot through me like a bullet and I had to fight to keep myself from breaking down.

If I couldn’t still feel the judgemental stares all around us, I might have let myself cry. This was a lot to take in.

I let Eddie lead the way. I wasn’t really paying attention to where we were going, so I was surprised when I looked up and realized we were on Haronia’s campus.

“What are we doing at the college?” I asked.

“I promised you lunch,” he said. “The best cafe in town is on campus.”

“Are you a student here?” I asked. I couldn’t imagine Eddie having the patience for college.

He laughed.