~ Brendan POV cont. ~ It had fallen deep into the night, certainly later than I’d expected to be out. I was growing fearful that our parents would be concerned about our whereabouts. Hadeon and his so-called friends left to pull this prank, but I couldn’t help but feel like something was off. His friends were consistent with their odd behaviour. I could almost sense their own uneasiness, but without my full wolf powers, I couldn’t indicate it clearly, and I couldn’t force myself to tap into it without weakening myself, and I needed my strength to get us through the pack borders unnoticed. So, I did as I was told. I waited. And waited. And waited. Minutes felt like hours, and hours felt like centuries. A combination of tiredness and boredom had hit me so hard that I eventually dr

