My conversation with Lucas and James stayed on my mind for the rest of the week. I couldn't get any of it out of my head, and I felt bad for acting strange around Lucas when he tried to hold my hand or keep me close to him. A part of me just felt like he wasn't telling me the whole story with what the Professor had revealed to him. The timing around everything didn't seem right. It had all happened so fast, and I could only ask myself why that was. The one question that kept making its way into my mind was: Did Lucas only confess his feelings to me because he realized that my being wolfless meant that it would shorten our time together? The thought made me tear up as I waited to watch the Dragons at hockey practice. Most of the boys were in the locker room, getting ready as I sat o