“How many people do you think Mother will bribe before she starts giving up?” Mason asked softly as we walked side by side down the hall.

Neither of us was eager to get back to Nate and Angel. The last thing I wanted to do was give them bad news. And it was bad news.

“What are we going to do, Lucas?” Mason growled. “If they kick us out, where will we go? This is our home. We might survive in our dens, but it’s too cold for Angel.”

“I know.” I sighed, ...