I nodded to Pepper, taking in a deep breath. “Gwen, answer Pepper. What happened?” I made my voice firm, glaring down at her. Her eyes were barely open, just a slant. She pouted and tucked her head closer to me, huffing. “You can’t sleep.” I growled and jostled her a bit.
“Gwen, why did you bite your hand?”
Gwen glanced up, looking past me. Her eyes glazed over, and she slowly blinked. “Stars…I had a weird dream.” Her words were heavy like her tongue was thick. “I think my wolf did it.”
“Why would they do that?” Pepper frowned and shook her head.
“She’s crazy.” Gwen giggled and shrugged her shoulders, an awkward motion while I cradled her in my arms. Pepper said she changed the ritual by biting her hand. What was her wolf trying to do? Pepper’s concerned look made me guess she had the
