"What do I need to do to stay ahead of this?" I asked.
"Training," Ryke said immediately. "If your wolf presents before we're ready and you haven't prepared—"
"I know," I said. "I spent four months watching a man relearn how to move in the dark. I know what unprepared looks like and I know what it costs." I looked at him. "Teach me."
Something in his jaw. Not the fold — different. Something that took a moment to name.
He said: "Tomorrow morning."
"Tonight," I said.
"You've been awake since yesterday, you're running on half a plate of eggs, and you just found out your entire life was a managed situation."
"Tonight," I said again.
A beat.
"Fine," he said.
Ziko made a quiet celebratory sound that Silo ended with a look.
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We were moving toward the door — Mara to a room Bekah had
