"It means that vampires don't need me to find you," I said. "They've been hunting werewolves for centuries. They'll keep hunting you whether I'm here or not."

"But they want you specifically," Sarah said. "If you're gone, they'll leave us alone."

"Will they?" I said. "Are you sure about that?"

The pack members looked at each other nervously.

"Because from what I've learned," I said, "Klaudius wants to control all supernatural beings. Not just me. All of you."

"That's not our problem," Marcus said. "We just want to be left alone."

"Then you're fools," I said. "Because Klaudius isn't going to leave you alone. He's going to come for you...