Chapter 66

• Lupa nodded, her voice filled with gratitude. “If you need shelter, you and your families are welcome in our pack. We can protect you.”
• Maman shook her head. “We have others, scattered across the forests. I’ll call on them. There are more bears willing to fight than you realize.”
• Their next stop was deeper into the forest, where the elders had suggested they seek out a skin walker who went by the name Cal. Ulva led the way, her fingers brushing against the bark of an ancient tree as she prepared to make the death call. Her lips moved silently as she invoked the ancient rite, and within minutes, a man appeared from the shadows.