Chapter 60 A secret revealed.

It was a quiet evening when I finally made the decision. I had been dodging Maya's texts and calls for weeks now, offering up excuses that I was swamped with schoolwork or that I was exhausted from my job at the lab. But the truth was, I was avoiding her because I couldn’t bear to lie to her anymore. She had been my best friend since we were kids, and we had always been honest with each other—until now. I sat on my bed, staring at my phone, trying to muster the courage to tell her the truth. The truth that would change everything. The truth that might push her away forever. I didn’t want to lose her, but I also couldn’t keep this secret any longer. It was eating me alive, and with everything else going on—Noah, the Ashwood pack, the hunters, the chaos with the Westville pack—I needed someone I could talk to who wasn’t involved in this supernatural nightmare. Someone who was just… normal. My thoughts were interrupted by a soft knock on my bedroom door. It creaked open slightly, and my