“They’re not going to give Tobias a third chance. His wolf has claimed him,” Cain said sadly. “You shouldn’t see it. Let’s get to the mansion before it happens again.”
I followed Cain quickly. We had only just rounded the corner out of sight when the snarling, clashing, and whimpering began.
I curled into Cain and blocked my ears as he rushed me through the streets, his long black cloak hiding most of me and protecting me from the snow.
We made it to the stairs of the mansion, and I gasped at the blood staining them.
“More wolves?”
“Fractum has made the descent into winter madness swift and harsh,” he murmured.
I swallowed, hiding the tears that threatened, going into the mansion. Cain locked the doors as I stepped into the foyer, rubbing my arms to warm them up.
We had only
