Gia ____ The call to my mother was awkward as hell. I shifted uncomfortably in my seat as we drove to the nearby airport where Davin’s jet was hangared. I hated lying to her, but there was no way I could tell her the whole truth, at least not until after the trip to Greenland. She would spend all her time worrying. I also couldn’t go without telling her; I couldn’t not show up to Tuesday dinner. I settled for something in between. I told her I was going to Greenland for work, to act as a liaison between RAD and some people there. I’d been chosen since I had grown up there. She didn’t sound too thrilled, most likely worried about my return to the scene of my tragedy, especially without her, but she accepted my explanation. Davin had promised that his wolves would just watch from afar a

