I try to stand, but Leo holds me tight. "Ava, what aren't you telling me?" he asks. I growl. "Never mind," I say through clenched teeth.

I look back at him as Puna and I merge into one. "Mate, you should stop asking questions," we say together.

Leo stares back, not moving.

We turn to the pack doctor, who's staring with wide eyes again. "Why would that Elder take the books? They're not his," we say through gritted teeth.

The pack doctor ...