Chapter 66

I catch sight of his grandmother in the shadows when they settle down, a woman who barely shows face but is lingering nearby. Unsurprisingly, there’s no sign of Luna Santo, Colton’s mother. She’s been absent from view since the wars, and, rumor has it, she locks herself up in her room on the main floor upstairs and never leaves. No one has seen her in years, and if it weren’t for Colton’s memories of her in my head, I wouldn’t even remember what she looked like. Meeting one of the few things in the world which can leave unhealable damage on a wolf, and her mental state has crumbled with the trauma. Some say she was scarred horribly by the battles, both mentally and physically, and is too ashamed to come out and face her people. Only I now know from being inside his head there’s some truth to the stories, and there’s only a vague blurry visual of Colton being told she’s cared for, away from the mountain, because the war broke her. Those around us turn silent as Juan breaks through the t