Back in her room, Evie's hands shook as she grabbed her phone.
She shouldn't turn it on. Didn't want to see more messages from Marcus and Charlotte, more evidence of how thoroughly alone she was.
But she needed answers more than she needed to avoid pain.
The phone powered up. Notifications flooded the screen, she swiped them all away without looking and opened the browser.
Thornwood Estate wolves.
The first few results were tourism sites. Historic house, beautiful grounds, occasional mentions of "local wildlife."
Then she found the folklore sites.
"Silvermane Woods: Legend and Reality"
Her finger hovered over the link, then clicked.
The forests surrounding Thornwood Estate have been called Silvermane Woods for over 400 years. Local legend claims the Thornwood family has protected
