If he had gone to Dawn Isle for answers about me, then it couldn't have been out of generosity. That much I was sure of.
Maybe he needed me to have full command over my wolf because he couldn't afford weakness in one of the keys. If I was meant to play a part in breaking the wards of the Celestial Wolf, then my struggles to shift would only hold him back.
Yes. That had to be it. He wasn't doing it for me. He was doing it for what I could become—what I was worth to him.
So why would I feel sorry that he hurt himself for trying to meet the Great Sage?
"Ares said they'll be back before dinner," Raye said, setting down her apple. The light caught on her new necklace, a delicate thing that glimmered against her collarbone. She noticed my glance and smiled, tapping the gem with her finger. "We'll be having a meeting. You included."
My fork froze halfway to my mouth. "Me?"
