LUCA’S POV — I don’t disappear , I hide behind a tree , watching , lurking from the dark as I watch the woman usher her into the car and drive off into town . Anger makes my pulse beat rapidly , my heart beating against my chest and I want nothing more to chase that car down , to jump on top of it and s***h it’s roof with my claws . I would rip that women to shreds and take Novalie again , but my own parents would hang me for exposing us . I would put hundreds of wolves at risk for s*******r and experimentation . I let out a howl , a sad one , and it echoes around me into the trees . I stomp my paw against the floor , feeling it vibrate underneath my body . My heart aches , slowly tearing apart , the strings snapping and I start to run home . I need back up . I need numbers , I ne

