(Caius)
I woke before the sun had fully risen.
Isla was asleep beside me with one hand resting near mine. She hadn't moved much during the night. I stayed where I was and watched her for a moment.
Yesterday's questions had followed us from the library. The hidden page had given us more questions than answers, and seeing Derek and Helene's names written there had only deepened the mystery.
Without opening her eyes, Isla moved a little closer. Her fingers found my wrist beneath the blankets. I turned my hand and held hers. She settled again almost immediately.
I didn't want to wake her.
She'd spent hours searching through records that had led nowhere. Even after we'd stopped, she'd wanted to keep looking. Isla had never been the sort of wolf to leave a question unanswered.
A quiet kno
