Jonathan is driving and Shaun is sitting next to me in the back. I am grateful for the tinted windows of the black SUV. Nobody will be able to see in from outside, so nobody at school would be able to see that I am being escorted. It would draw way too much attention to me and that is the last thing I need. “Were there any sightings of lurking Blood Mooners since Joe?” I ask Shaun as I am staring out of the window, watching the Starry River wolves patrolling our border. “Not one and it’s more concerning than calming.” “I agree. I wonder what their game plan is.” Uneasy tendrils run up my spine. “We should actually be grateful Joe is such a buffoon to act on impulse, otherwise we’d be none the wiser and it would make things easy for them to attack.” “Maybe Joe lied?” Shaun asks. “No,”

