Ms. Palmer also grew up in the Bright Orphanage.”

“As a human?” Griffon asked.

Andre nodded. “She was dropped off at their doorstep. Since it is widely known that the Bright Orphanage is for wolf shifters, it was a*sumed that a wolf shifter dropped her off and she was a shifter. But, as you know, she never received the gift of her wolf from the goddess.

“Ms. Palmer and Silas were at the orphanage at the same time. It would appear that Ms. Palmer, Silas, and Ms. Palmer’s best friend-a Harper Duke-were very close. Though, upon reaching their teenage years, Ms. Palmer and Silas became a couple. They remained together...