“So, I might as well just tell you as much as I can.” Aiden sighed heavily, rolling his neck slowly as he continued. “I mean, if you knew about all this beforehand, maybe I could’ve avoided all this.”

I grimaced slightly. “I don’t think knowledge would’ve suddenly given me superhuman strength.”

“But you’ve been seen around me, and that’s inherently dangerous,” Aiden insisted. “My family’s not just unpopular with Clyde; there’s a whole pack’s worth of folks ...