The humor fades from his face as he looks over at me. “The Wily Vixen was expecting us. She waited two whole hours before leaving, but we chased her. Not that it was a good idea. She lost a fight last night. Pretty banged up. And I think we made it worse by chasing her through the woods. She managed to evade us eventually, but she could barely walk, Alex.”

I feel a stab of guilt. “She didn’t shift?”

Saul shakes his head. “Not even when Nathan got close to her.”

Suddenly, I recall ...