The academy bell rang sharply, echoing through the halls not long after Kaine's final words. It marked the end of the day, and soon students from all departments began to spill into the corridors—some chatting animatedly, others dragging their feet, each headed toward their own destination.
Liam and Charlotte walked side by side through the crowd. Charlotte carried herself with her usual confident stride, hands in her pockets, eyes forward. Liam, on the other hand, moved with a strange kind of stillness—his steps silent, posture relaxed, yet his eyes scanned every student they passed.
More specifically, he was focused on finding the faintest scent a hybrid in the sea of bodies.
However, he got nothing.
