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Chris leaned closer to me and glared at the door. “I don’t like this idea.”
Everly looked down at him with a soft smile. “No one knows the risk he’s taking better than Ethan. After all, should the shadow touch him and remove the gift of the wolf he will die.”
My eyes widened. “Die? Why?”
Her smile turned slightly bitter. “Because to remove the wolf from one as old as he would be to turn the clock to his true age.”
Bonnie winced. “He would turn to dust.”
Everly inclined her head. “Yes, as would many of those of us on the council.”
Chris pursed his lips. “That makes it hard to figure out who the shadow was meant for, unless it hit its target already.”
Duncan shrugged. “Maybe it wasn’t meant for anybody in particular. Maybe somebody just wanted to spread a little chaos a
