JUNIPER’S POV:
“Come, my child,” my mother says, leading me to the couch, then she helps me sit.
I stare at her with my heart pounding real fast, and a lot of thoughts swirl across my mind, making me wonder if something has gone wrong at home. I try to shake off the ill feeling and keep a straight mind, but that is all I can think of.
“Did anything happen to Milo?” I ask before she speaks, and she shakes her head.
My heart calms a bit, knowing my brother is safe.
“What I am about to tell you is a family secret that has been kept for years,” she says, and I swallow hard as I feel my heart race further.
Oh, I was dying to hear that wolves were real, but then the thoughts of the full story and whether I will stomach it claw at my heart. She inhales sharply once more, then she begins to
