“Did he act alone?” “As far as I know.” Blatant erasure of the Vampyres and Weres he was in cahoots with. I’m sure I’ll hear all about it when we meet again, in hell. “How did you get free?” Oh, boy. “I shifted to wolf form and escaped.” “So you are able to shift?” “I am.” Is it a lie? I’m not even sure anymore. “But it’s a new skill for me.” “In what ways are you Human?” “Well, my blood is red. My strength and senses acuity are somewhere in the middle between a Were and a Human’s.” “I see. Serena, this must all be very painful to relive— thank you for sharing it with us. What about the rumors that there are others?” “Others?” “Other hybrids. The Herald’s article suggested that you might be one of two.” And this, this, is the real reason I’m here. Everything else— Maddie, peace,

