Lacey I followed behind Fin as we made our way to the next house. Nate’s words replayed in my head—if he could see the darkness, then everyone could see the darkness. No wonder they feared me. I needed to find out how to heal my moonflower and hope that it could heal me. I watched the house as we made our way up the path. This house was dark, only one lamp sending a yellowing glow through the living room window. “This is Dexter’s house,” Fin explained. “He didn’t make it. His wife Sandy is his only living family. They couldn’t have children because they moved here from a pack that lived on poisoned land from the war. The poison destroyed the pack lands. They ate food grown from the poison, which caused many health issues like infertility and substantially shortened their life expectancy

