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“Silly,” Tavi poked my nose. “Your company is all I want from you, sweet Bryn. In fact, I’d like to invite you to have lunch with me in the mess hall.”

“Oh…Tavi, I’m sorry, but I’m not allowed to leave the house.”

“No, no. I got special permission because it’s my birthday.”

I blinked. “Really?”

“Yeah! We just have to be escorted by Dom, but that’s okay, right?”

“Oh…” I wasn’t sure what to say. The idea of stepping off Violet’s property was so tempting, especially when I’d have Tavi by my side, but it was also terrifying. For one, I had no idea how the Wargs would feel about me. Dom, Violet, and Tavi had been nice, but what if the rest of the Wargs displayed more of the savagery that I’d grown up hearing? Not to mention that disobeying Night might lead to him getting pissed off enough that he decided to throw me in a dungeon somewhere.

Then again, it had been six days since I saw him last. The closest I’d been to him was last night, when I’d heard his deep voice in Violet’s kitchen. I