I grab my mom's hand as we hurry back to the meeting point.
"Is Darius there?" I use the opportunity to whisper to her while Ethan and Alaric are arguing in front of us.
"No," she sighs, "Beta Devius is there, along with some pups."
"What do they want?"
"I don't know. They refuse to tell anything until you get there."
My heart is pounding in my chest as a wave of unease washes over me. Darius is behind this—whatever this is. I feel it in my bones.
Several minutes later, we arrive at a spot in the woods, away from the crowd. I scan the wolves gathered there and relax a bit when I see Darius really isn't there.
Jason, my former friend, is, however, and he's currently staring at me as if he's seeing me for the first time. And I can't say I like the predatory gleam I recognize in h
