XIV.5

ROGER WILLIS

The night was truly dark with the lack of moon and stars above the sky. I don’t sense anything wrong except for the mob outside the gate of the Hendricks mansion.

What are they doing there? That’s the biggest question that’s running in my head.

Idris and I detoured by the woods and easily got inside the mansion where Idris eventually called Ysabella until she finally let us in by the backdoor.

“Thank goodness you two came. I-we really don’t know what to do.” Quivering with mixed emotion, Ysabella greeted both Idris and I. Youseff was trailing behind her.

“What happened?” I inquired.

“I-I think I might’ve accidentally wolfed out.” Ysabella looked away, perhaps she was embarrassed about accidentally transforming.

“What do you mean you’ve accidentally wolfed out?” Idris chimed in essentially piggybacking off the question that I just initially asked.

“I-I don’t know.” Ysabella started walking back and forth and clearly something’s bothering her. “I was picking up supplies at