Irene's POVThe moon was full.Ken had suggested we train at night, when the lunar energy would strengthen our wolves. I had agreed, partly because he was right, and partly because I needed to burn off the restless energy that had been building inside me since the confrontation with Lexie.I couldn't stop thinking about what I had sensed. The emptiness in her belly. The absence of life where life should have been.She was lying. I knew it now with absolute certainty.But proving it was another matter.Training would help. Training always helped. When my body was moving, my mind could rest.The clearing Ken had chosen was perfect. Open ground surrounded by ancient trees, bathed in silver moonlight. The air was cool and crisp, carrying the scent of pine and distant rain.I hadn't expected Karson to join us.But there he was, waiting at the edge of the clearing when I arrived. He had changed into simple clothes, his feet bare against the grass."Ken told me you were training tonight," he
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