It brought me at least a little satisfaction to ignore Mom's direct order. Rather than leave immediately, I pushed my boundaries and went looking for Mia.

She had my demon cat, after all. And I was more than a little attached to his fuzzy butt.

Charlotte padded softly behind me, footfalls louder than usual. As though she wanted me to know she was there.

I stopped to face her, meeting her blue eyes, flickering with the wolf inside her. She hovered closer than ...