Mila is trying to make good with the local witches coven because she can do magic. She and anaya this journalist girl have had a couple of like almost moments of connection where mila realizes they are different from these other kids in some ways. You get a sense like you feel like okay either anaya did it or they could be friends at the end of that's itYeah so we the roller coaster ending of the book is that he was mad at like so june like cheated on him yeahwas always helping to spread terrible rumors about riley and their family and just like generally making her lonely but then Riley found a shoe in zander's room which made Mila think