Evelyn There are four horses tied up outside Tomson’s house: Tomson’s, my dad’s, and two I don’t recognize. I pull off into the nearby forest a little ways out from the house, leaving my horse with Emma who only barely agrees to wait behind when I remind her that she’s not safe as a lycan in werewolf territory. Then I sprint up to the nearest window to peer into Tomson’s house. I see his face first, the horror on it as he looks on, wide-eyed at the floor. Then I start when I realize the male standing in front of Tomson is Alexander. Did he already realize I’m missing? Is he here searching for me? I stand a little higher to see whatever both Tomson and Alexander are staring at on the ground, and my stomach sinks as the legs of a body come into view. Then a torso, with a silver knife

