KILLIAN.
The knock came hard and fast, dragging me out of the light sleep I'd fallen into at my desk. Claude stood in the doorway, his face grim under the low lamplight.
"Western team found a vehicle," he said quietly. "It's hers. Forty miles out, just past the border."
My stomach dropped. Everything I'd been trying to hold together since yesterday almost broke apart right there. I stood without saying anything and crossed the hall to Leo's room. He was fast asleep, curled up under the covers with that paper wolf held tightly against his chest like it could protect him from every bad thing in the world. His breathing was soft and steady, one small hand gripping the blanket. I stayed there a little longer than I should have, taking in the sight of him safe, then stepped back and found Ma
