ling S

her window. The gray skies matched her mood-uneasy and restless. She s

ge where she'd started jotting down details of her encounter with

tory anymore. I

d near the door, arms crossed, his silver eyes scanning the street ou

up," h

ing on her jacket. "What's t

ot today. There's someo

d an eyebr

d cryptically, holding

muddy trails, and Emma struggled to keep

going?" she as

t belongs to an old friend of the pack. She

iqued. "Why haven'

. "But if anyone can help us unde

ssive oak trees. Smoke curled from the chimney, an

reveal an elderly woman with piercing blue eyes and wild gray hai

rl," the woman said

ma, this is Sylv

ng for them to enter. "Come i

ars of herbs, stacks of books, and strange trinkets. Sylvia motioned for t

smatched cups. "You've brought a human

ed. "She's connected to the curse. Luk

turned to Emma, her gaze intense. "Do you k

meeting Sylvia's gaze. "Not e

ts amusement and disbelief. "Help, you say?

" Emma said, h

well. But you'd better listen carefully. The curse you've

her voice weaving a tal

pact, and she cursed them in retaliation. The curse binds the pack to the full moon,

ma asked, lea

ore the pack fights among themselves, the stronger the curse beco

urned. "Is there

es flicking to Kael. "There m

need to do?"

helf. She flipped through its yellowed pages before stopping a

. "It requires a connection between the cursed and

kipped a beat.

he description. But be warned-the ritual is da

ned. "There has t

ly. "If you want to break the c

lent, the weight of Sylvia's

ay?" Kael a

, her expression re

lver eyes narrowing.

pack, Kael. It's about you. I've seen what this curse is d

s warring behind his eyes. "You

oftly. "But I'm willi

ers slumping. "You're br

aintly. "Some

lm settle over her. For the first time, she felt like she was exactly w

e was