Rebecca POV:

On the way, I kept urging the driver to drive faster, cutting five minutes out of the half-hour journey it would have taken.

I couldn't wait to get out of the car with my two kids and knocked on Anna's door in a hurry.

Anna ran over to open the door, saw my sweaty forehead and asked in surprise, "What happened? Did the DNA test report of the children and the wolf king come out?"

I did not answer immediately, letting the children into the house and forcing the door closed.

"Anna, I need to leave Maryland immediately and go to California."

"Why?"

The children and Anna asked...