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“He’s out, too. Most of the knights are out.”
What in the world? “Is anybody there?”
“Andrea.”
Oh boy. “Can I speak to her, please?”
There was a click and then Andrea’s voice said, “Hey, Kate.”
Hi, Andrea I know you’ve been attacked by a loup, but can you come to pick up me and my teenage werewolf at a shapeshifter compound?I took a deep breath. Here’s hoping she didn’t suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
“I really hate to ask you this, but I have no choice. I’m trying to escort a little girl to the Order so I can hide her in the vault. I need three horses.”
“No problem. Where are you?”
“I’m at the Pack’s Southeast office.” I cringed a little as I said it. “I’ll meet you on the corner of Griffin and Atlanta Avenue. And I have a shapeshifter with me.”
She didn’t miss a beat. “Sit tight. I’ll be right there.”
I collected Julie, once again armed with my knife, and we left, Derek in tow.
“Where are we going?” Julie asked as we headed toward Griffin Street.
“To the Order.”
Around us the city shrugged off the remnants of the magic-filled night. Technology had hit early in the morning, but the magic waves had flowed and ebbed all night.
“What are we going to do at the Order?” Julie asked.
“The Order’s very well fortified. I’m going to leave you there with Andrea. She’s a very nice lady.”
“No! I’m going to stay with you!”
I gave her my hard stare. “Julie, this isn’t a democracy.”
“No!”
I kept walking. “I have to go out and look for your mom. You do want me to find your mom, don’t you?”
“I want to come with you.”
On the corner of Griffin and Atlanta Avenue a crowd blocked the traffic around a crane. A skinny dark-haired girl with the buttery grace of a pickpocket was working the edges of the gathering. She