Zach POV

'I should have taken the woods.'

I watch the trees speed past my Cadillac, feeling a strong urge to be out there among them.

"I know the moon is waning," Justin says. "But I'm glad you're riding instead of racing. It's safer."

It's the first thing he's said since we got into the car.

I'm about to tell him I'm no longer in danger of letting the beast out to wreak havoc, but another thought hit me. Every passing day feels more and more like my days of worrying about the monster are now behind me.

I glance at Justin in the driver's seat. His expression has been...