Riley

I lay awake in the dim light of the bedroom with my arm wrapped securely around Fantine's waist while her steady breathing rustled the sheets against my chest, and even though my body desperately needed rest after fighting off the wolf-bane poison, a sharp, sudden tug pulled through my territory bond and woke my wolf completely. The connection was pointing directly toward the limestone quarries near the northern county line, and I could feel the distinct vibration of a vehicle engine struggling and failing on the gravel road, which told me that the northern escape van carrying Elder Thomas had just broken down before it could cross out of...