26
Sebastian
“You don’t have to do this. I know you want to get back to Tyla,” Laila said.
I finished gathering the rest of the bodies and tossed them in the large hole I’d spent all morning digging. “I do, but this needed to be done.” She handed me the canister of gasoline and I poured it all over the remains before tossing in a lighter. The flames burned high, then slowly died down to a steady crackling fire.
“Is it bad that I’m not sad at all?” she asked.
“No. Jaret and his wolves needed to be put down.”
She looked back at the house. “I think I’m just going to leave the house the way it is. With Jaret gone, there’s not much I can do with it. His name is on everything, and I don’t want to have to explain how he died.”
“He didn’t leave anything to you?”
She snorted. “Are you kiddi
