Magnus ‘She is going to be angry at us,’ Kairos says in my head as I stare down at my sleeping mate. ‘I know,’ I respond. I turn away from Naomi’s sleeping form to finish getting dressed. I have to be as quiet as possible. I want to leave for Ghost River before she wakes up. I can’t have her going there if strange things are going on. No one has died yet, but I can’t risk the first one being Naomi. I pull on a black t-shirt and a pair of black and white camouflage pants. I pull my long hair into a ponytail and wear my black boots. I pick up my bag and take one last look at Naomi. I hate lying and deceiving her, but I have to do this to protect her and our pups. I set the note I wrote on the end table and leaned down to kiss her. “I love you,” I whisper before walking out of our room. I

