I was back in my human form, and I had Mateo in my arms; he started calming down instantly after I picked him up and held him. I pressed him firmly to my chest and allowed the tears to fall from my eyes and over the top of his head. My body was trembling as I thought about everything that had just happened in a matter of hours.
My adrenaline was coming down and I could feel my body aching as my new wounds flared up; not to mention the soreness of my bones from transition.
Petra was dead; I watched Bob kill her in cold blood. His teeth went right into her neck, and she fell into the river creek almost immediately. I couldn’t say that I felt bad about her death; I mean, she tried to kill me on a couple of different occasions and was about to kill my son. She had it coming to her, and I w
