The room stood in stunned silence, but Dia kept talking.

"I agree with June," she said speculatively. "The witch wanted a living source. I think that's what she wanted to have June convince one of the boys to do."

"How would a simple human know all of that?" Nate spat out from beside Joel. "I scented that female; she was human, not a witch."

I smiled a little at Nate. This story must be driving him to distraction.

"We talked to June about werewolf stuff," Rick admitted sheepishly, "and if you know where to look there is good material on the internet. We were all curious about magic for a...