Suddenly Leo's phone chimed.
It wasn't loud, but the room was so quiet that it sounded way too sharp.
The phone was buried in his backpack, but that didn't help much.
Leo's froze, barely daring to breathe.Uncle Kaius had werewolf hearing. One wrong move, and he was toast.
Outside, Kaius paused. His knuckles tapped slowly on the table.
Tap. Tap.
Leo clenched his jaw, sweat ticking down the back of his neck. He could feel the vibration from each tap like it was inside his skull.
Then silence.
Worse than the tapping.
Upstairs, Austin came down with Eliot, her brow furrowed when she didn't see Kaius right away.
She didn't know if Leo had made it out, and couldn't risk calling him.
" Kaius?" she called, spotting the open training room door. She walked over and
