Clara We walked for hours. It was the new moon so there was no light at all. I had to depend on my wolf’s guidance and the occasional helping hand from a vampire. We didn’t dare use a light. Finally, when the horizon started to turn a pearly grey, Ronan stopped us. “I think we got away cleanly,” he announced. “We can head home, now.” We weren’t heading to their home already? I wanted to ask questions, but of course I couldn’t. Ronan changed direction, and led us to a river running through the woods. There was a small raft tied to a tree. “All aboard,” Ronan said. I tried to step onto the raft, but I had never been on any kind of water craft in my life. The raft wobbled under my weight, and I fell. I would have gone into the water, but Ronan caught me. “Not a sailor, I take it

