Chapter 13

As soon as the bell rings at the end of independent study, the scavengers bust out through the emergency exit in the fiction section. Mrs. Dee yells like always, but we’re already racing down the drive, half of us shifted to our wolves. Friday and Mina scramble to collect the abandoned clothes. I scoop up my cousin Conway’s shorts and T-shirt. He’ll trade me jerky for them later.

Bert remains mostly human, but he lets his fur grow as he shakes himself like a wet dog and his muzzle lengthens. One eye is still swollen shut, but the cut on his face has healed.

Essie cracks her jaw...