After two long hours in the cave, Angela's body finally returned to normal. Her arms and legs were no longer hairy or tensed. She felt like herself again. The only thing that hadn't gone back completely was her eyes. They still glowed when she wanted them to, which was strange but somehow comforting.
Stales suggested they should head back to the dormitory before the Alphas started asking questions or came looking for them.
"What did you do?" Angela asked, surprised when Stales casually mentioned he had stabbed himself and Xavier to buy them time.
"Did you really have to go that far?" Alex asked, shaking his head as they walked through the woods together.
"Wasn't that a bit extreme?" Angela added, walking beside them. She was feeling much better now, like the weight she had been carrying for hours had finally lifted. There was even lightness in her steps again.
