Alexa's back throbbed in pain, but despite the ache, she forced herself out of bed. She was hungry, and if she waited for Harper to show up before having lunch, she knew her hunger would only drive her crazy.

Still slightly dazed, she put one foot in front of the other and started marching down the stairs. She had been on bed rest for four days now and was healing quickly from the burns and other wounds the Werebeasts had inflicted on her. But Harper still insisted she stay in bed for ...