“What? Did you find out what they were shot with?” I asked.
“No. They’re conscious, but barely. They’re weak—and they can’t sense their wolves anymore,” Elias said, concern in his voice.
“It wasn’t wolfsbane. But Eris is sure it’s something new. Something we haven’t dealt with before.”
“I’m scared to even ask,” I said warily.
“She needs to do more tests before we’ll know for sure,” Elias said. “But her theory? She thinks they’ve developed a new weapon. Something made just for us.”
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I whispered.
“I wish I were kidding. But we won’t know anything until she gets the test results back,” he said, and I nodded quietly.
He placed his hands on my arms and gently pulled me into his embrace, and I wrapped mine around his back.
“So does this mean we can finally g
