#Chapter 276: Telling our Friends

With James leading the way, we managed to get out of the school safely and undetected. The four of us rushed to our parked car, trying to make it out before anyone spotted us. Lucas got in the driver's seat while I took the passenger. James and Victoria hopped in the back. Once Lucas made sure we were all inside safely, he took off. The tension in the air was palpable as Victoria and James immediately bombarded us with questions, their shock and disbelief evident in their expressions. "Now that we're finally safe. Shana, Lucas, what the hell is going on?" James demanded, his voice laced with urgency. "How long have you been keeping this from us?" Victoria's eyes bore into us, her disbelief mirroring James's. "I can't believe you never told us about this, Shana... You're the White Wolf? And you've been visiting the palace... or you're going to be visiting the palace?" I tried to find the right words, to explain everything from my first shift on my 18th birthday to Kend