*Sasha*

“Are you ready to embrace the teachings of Lycaon?” A new face beamed at me, a young woman holding pamphlets and a thick Book of Lycaon.

Clammy goosebumps rose all over my skin and discomfort twisted in my stomach, right where my baby should have been. “Um… still deciding.”

The young woman foisted the pamphlets and book on me, her acolyte robes swaying gently as she leaned in close.

It took everything in me not to jerk ...