Chapter 144: Stabs

Diana "Diana." I opened my eyes to see my friend in front of me. "Hi," I said to her. "Are you all right?" She sat beside me in the car. "No. Even though everything seems fine, everything is not fine. Can we talk? I feel like you've been distant," she said, placing her hand on my leg. "I'm sorry. But I can't help it. My dreams, Sky's dreams, Lazarus's visions—everything just comes together into a convoluted mess. I feel like it's such a terrible time to be pregnant, and I wish everything could wait until I have the baby. But I know that's not how things work. I feel the day coming closer when I will have to make a terrible choice. I fear that I will have to choose the life of my pack over my happiness." "No," she said, shaking her head. "Why would you say something like that? It's not fair. Look, if you want to cancel today, it's fine." I shook my head. "No. We're going. We're going to talk at the Academy. It's fine," I said and instructed Gustav to start the engine. The Acade