I pulled up the driveway. Axel stepped out onto the porch. “You’re home!” I said as I ran toward him.
“What’s goin’ on?” He hugged me tightly and my feet lifted off the ground for a second. “I heard something went down today and wanted to check on you. Why haven’t you called me?”
“It’s been a little intense.” I paused. “You shouldn’t be here. It’s not safe.”
He glanced past me as everyone got out of the car. “Then maybe you shouldn’t have brought home so many wolves with you.”
“Not them, you moron. Something just went down at school. Everything is beyond messed up.”
A girl and a boy about my age stepped onto the porch. They looked enough alike—straight black hair, dark eyes, long straight noses, and full lips—to know they were related.
“Dude. This is not the time for a party,” I said
