I wasn’t listening to a thing Valerie was saying at lunch. I ate in silence and nodded my head. How can we prove to Reagen that we could do this? “Skia. Why did you kill him?” I asked.
“I know you said stop but I just didn’t want to,” she responded. “It was kill or be killed. I am a hunter.”
“It was not,” I replied. “You could have just knocked him out or something.”
“Really? I’m a wolf that is not in my nature.”
“MILLIE!” Valerie yelled. “Have you been listening?”
“Sorry,” I responded. “I was talking to Skia.”
“Your wolf’s name is Skia?” she responded.
“Yes.”
“Well, you can tell me all about her when we go to my house. Are you ready?” She gestured towards my half-eaten plate of food.
“Yes, I am ready.”
“I have already linked John to bring the car around to drive us. He parked i
