"I wonder if it has something to do with the dormant gene your father mentioned," Tiara said. "The zero gene, I think he called it?"
Violet nodded. "He said that unless something provoked it, it would not do anything."
That was why Ryan had seemed like just a normal kid for the first twelve years of his life until he had been captured by the Others, Violet thought.
Tiara nodded. "Yes. Perhaps, when Carl was in your body during the body-swapping, he might have triggered the dormant gene because he is not completely human."
Fear shot through Violet completely, turning her so cold that she began to shiver. "Am I turning wolfy?"
Tiara shook her head. "I don't think so. At least, nothing you have said makes it seem that way. The lycanthropy triggered the gene, but it cannot change it into
