As Caroline walked alongside Corbin, they made their way to the gymnasium. She thought of her friends’ expressions when she’d told them of seeing their tattoo drawn in blood on the tree at the cemetery. None of them knew what it meant, but it had left the group even more on edge than before. 

Not tied to any one faction, Caroline craved the stress relief she hoped she would get by training with the Surnaturals. Aldrick had looked surly at her decision, refusing to meet her gaze as ...