r

diculous that sounds. You promised me I

agrees, looking at me solemnly."Your Great-Aunt Domi

le. She knows what that word would make me feel. Help? Who says the

ask Grace to help you prepare for a party. Her decision wi

he family, but Grandpa has so far been wonderful. His younger sister, Great-Aunt Domino, is barely there but has always been gene

d he hasn't been home from across the country. He has been helping a different pack with other matters. It seems that several packs all ov

Alpha male all those years ago. He couldn't understand that I was

what you wa

r smile is bittersweet. Disobedience has its o

think, Grace?"

e seated. Well, I'm an adult now but I'm still getting used to it. At this very moment, I wish I hadn't

," Great-Aunt Domino says. "Just come wit

sleepy, rubbing his eyes with his fists, even though he said that he could go all night into the morning because its' the

t six and still rapidly growing. So, he believes he's not a baby anymore. He's not complaining right now, though. Instead, his eyes are on the tattoo around our great-aunt's

a tattoo, to

e want tattoos or not," Gregory gru

ce is called Opium Hills because the scent wolves who live there are also goo

t much pain when we sh

ves heal very quickly and don't

nd so invincible?" I ask, trying to find an

ful left. Their females were often kidnapped Some have resorted to ma

ent wolves they n

eed any kind of wolf

nted my other senses to be heighten

ated together strengthen

tly,

u found

s you, but I found a sight wolf who can see better than hawks.

e ther

has become silent, barely there. She has that strange, hypnotic ability that make me wonde

e going with me, we wi

ugh, but she likes having us near her all the time. She is an overprotec

't want you going there thinking that we have given y

I turn

e - witch, wolf, or human. It has never crossed my mind. I have had several crushes from since I turned eleven, and marriage may have been somewhere in my subconscious, but the idea of mates repels me.

says, although I can a

ore question,

traight in the eye. We are inches to each other. I can

shoulders seem to slump a little, which is a surprise

ke Grandpa. Why are we helpin

re. They're not close relatives, but we are all descended from the same werewolf and witch. You'll discover mor

away is t

y by car if we do

r. I've always stayed around h

ime you go on

though I don't have to commit yet whe

e why they need mates at all. It's up to them to persuade me. If I'm not too happy

ms. "You're now eighteen. Call when you

eat-Aunt Domino

re. Again, she is not going to be held prisoner there. It's the opposite. They'll

. I want to know just h

ith you," I

her voice catches a little. I wonder how much she knows about Opium Hills or

don't forget you haven't a

ated like a big man, he sometimes can act so, wel