Chapter Four
Trying to stay focused at work the next day was like trying to walk on water. No matter what I looked at or what came across my desk, all I could think about was Grandma.
Though I knew she was safe at Circe’s house, that didn’t stop me worrying about the punishment I was sure to face for breaking the rules and defying the Council’s ruling. That fear didn’t get any better when I came across stories of things that had been destroyed by unruly werewolves overnight.
The fact that I hadn’t run into any myself while I was out gallivanting in the dark was a miracle. Circe was right, it was lucky she found me and Grandma rather than someone else. I shuddered every time I thought about it.
“How are you holding up?” Flora asked and I jumped. I hadn’t heard her come to my desk.
“Oh,
