CHILLED ME...UNTIL I remembered my earlier conclusion. “There’s a back door,” I explained even as I continued trotting forward, drawn to the sound of running water. My nose bumped against something soft—Jacob. He’d taken point with his werewolf eyes. I hadn’t heard him slip past me. For the first time ever, his human body moved without the compulsion to drum pencils against the walls.
Still, his voice trembled as he requested reassurance. “You’re sure?”
“Pretty sure,” I answered, timing my speech to match my exhales so I wouldn’t be responsible for slowing our footsteps. It was too complicated to explain that our mere existence suggested the cave girl and pup had made it out in the face of pursuing werewolves. Plus, the copper mask in the present day had ended up in a river....
“We need
