The very next day after Mina left Carmella's nightmares ended. She slept through the night and if she remembered her dreams they always seemed to be pleasant with images of Bilal, Raj and the wolves.

Several months later, after the leaves began to change colors from green and yellow to red and orange and the temperature grew mild, Little Wolf began to bark and whine at the point of their front yard that bordered the forest.

Since his attack, Little Wolf seldom ventured ...