CALLUM
Did I want to tell her? More than anything. But not like this. Whatever she'd seen at that party had rattled her badly. Every pup learned early on that when someone's worldview shattered, chaos followed. Something told me that was exactly what was happening here.
Lila's foundation had crumbled. If she'd discovered her parents were witches, it must have been some kind of coven gathering.
But that didn't matter right now. What mattered was getting her back in the car and calming her down.
"Lila, wait!" I threw open my door and scrambled out, my heart hammering as I watched her move toward the edge of the road. Her steps were too deliberate, too final. "I know you saw something. Something you can't explain. But there's a reasonable answer to everything."
She shook her head, the m
