*ADRIAN
“So what are we supposed to do?” asked a familiar voice from somewhere behind me. I turned to find Maxine coming up the hill to join us, Jonas hot on her trails. She must have heard Kain speaking as she was approaching. She came to a stop, chest heaving and her hair stuck to her face with sweat. “You say it’s dark magic, but what are supposed to do? We have no witches in the pack. We’re practically powerless.”
A murmur of assent went through the group as they all collectively agreed with her.
Kain exhaled sharply beside me where he stood, wiping the sweat from his brow. "We’re not powerless," he said, though the uncertainty in his voice betrayed his nerves. "We might not have witches, but magic has rules. Whoever’s behind this left a message—they want us to find it. And that’s
