Chapter 32

SHANE

"I must kill the old woman," Caspian growled in my mind. "She is a threat to our pack. We must act now, before she can do any more harm."

"But why?" I asked, my thoughts racing. "She hasn't done anything to us. We can't just go around killing people!"

Even though I suggested the idea, I was hoping my wolf would suggest me otherwise.

"She knows our secret," Caspian snarled. "She knows what we are. She must be stopped, before she can expose us to the humans.”

"But we can't just kill her!" I protested. "We need to talk to her first, try to reason with her. Maybe she can be persuaded to keep our secret."

"You are a fool," Caspian said, his voice harsh. "She will never agree to keep our secret. She is too dangerous, too unpredictable. She must be dealt with, and quickly."

I felt a wave of fear wash over me, and I shivered, the cold night air seeping into my bones. Caspian was right. I knew he was right.

But I couldn't bring myself to take such a drastic step. I couldn't just kill