chapter 112

I was greeted by a trail of rocks outside Star’s home that I knew weren’t there before. Varied in size, the rocks led away from the front door, out into the soft grass and fading from view as they stretched toward the waterfall.

“What is all this?” I asked.

“My pack might be terrible, but they trained us to connect with our wolves well,” Shelia said. “The rocks are markers for each of the steps. As you complete each component, I remove a rock. They aren’t really needed, but they’re a good visual.”

I glanced over at Kyle. “Did you do this?”

“We just ran in the woods when we felt like it,” Kyle said. “Pretty sure there was training for Ace’s inner circle, but we weren’t there yet with Tyler.”

I recoiled at the name. I didn’t want to think about Tyler at all. Though, I suppose I should be grateful that Ace was lax with his training of his son. How much worse would things have been for me if Tyler was stronger?

“I can see why Wolf Creek needs the toxin to get anything done,” Malcom mumble