Chapter 8
Llona
With Alice’s Red Tree Witch blood in my pocket, I drove away from Irondale and toward Stonehold Mansion where the Mad Howlers lived deep inside the White Pine Forest. Even though it was three o’clock in the afternoon, May had fallen asleep in the passenger seat. She hadn’t slept well the night before. I’d heard her sighing, browsing her phone, and tossing and turning all night. It reminded me of how she used to be just before we left Lucent.
My phone buzzed indicating an upcoming turn. I followed the directions Charlie had sent me, driving deeper into the forest. I’d called him this morning asking for tips on how to deal with a shifter pack. He’d gone over the proper protocol of meeting with them and what to say and how to act. There were so many rules that I felt like I
