ARIA

"It started with smiles and all the politeness in the world," Luca begins. "When we first arrived, Alpha Dorson was still here. He's the one who showed us around and made us comfortable. Mom always said that there was something off about him. She didn't like him one bit."

I interrupt to ask, "How is she?"

I remember how badly things got when word spread that I was a Nocturn, but I don't blame her one bit. Nobody wanted to get in trouble. Hell, my own uncle died because of it.

"Not so ...