I went to the car and got the blanket we kept in the back. I brought it to Lisette and she carried it out into the woods and left it on the ground. She returned and three minutes after that, this skinny, dirty young man came out of the woods. He didn't get too close, remaining at least fifteen feet away.

"What's your name, puppy, and how old are you?" I asked.

"Matthew and I'm eleven."

Two years younger than Connor.

"How did you get into trouble with the pack?"

"I got a woman pregnant and told her about wolves without her signing the paperwork. I'm pretty sure she told...