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e siren pulled me back to r

ed green. Today was my brother's birthday, and as much as I loved being away from home an

ted the officer even bef

ly Mr. Clark. The guy who

, forcing a smil

huh?" he teased. "You good? You know the

Clark, I

s Rex, Rachel.

rry. I

t going so you don't miss

ike I'd heard everything. I hadn't grown up with that frien

en gone for eternity-just six months since I last dropped by but nothing

my childhood fr

onded. "Long

efly before I n

e it's what I

a laugh. It was crazy that ev

de to catch up on old times, while I scan

hday to you! Happy birthday, happy

r birthday song. Yeah, we werewolves had adapted too,

e hugged tightly, her embrace nearly squeezing the life out of me. I cou

I mean, look at your broth

ng at Theo. "He'll pro

the thought, the inevi

chel?" my dad called from the head

to be avoiding me a little, sticking with his new friends. Meanwhile, Sarah and

roat. Why was he bothering me now?

into this again. I know it's your day off, but we're after a suspect-Gabriel. There's been a murder at Ocean Beach

me to do, Dave?" I

hicle. He'll be driving past your fami

told you, I'm a werewolf, not a Lycan.

, her voice laced with

be bac

arrived," Th

stay at least a da

m not going far

turned to leave, furious. I wasn't ready to have that conversation again. Not n

ou still

onda Accord, dark blue

r gated driveway, a dark blue vehicl

inking, I punched through the window, unlocking it. Please be him. It had to be him. The vehicle's alarm blared suddenly, doing i

at our gatekeeper, but my dad's vo

d, but Albert hesitated bef

gh the gates into the street but the blue vehic

eedle shooting up. I wasn't about to let tha

ver, no matter how many times I ended the call. Eventuall

gritted teeth, but he was alrea

er him right now. Could yo

careful! H

d. I nearly collided with a bus on the opposite lane, but somehow, by sheer luck, I managed to avoid it. Ver

ere four people in the car-two in the front, two in the back. I must have stared too long, because suddenly, they surged

be my crazi