Dirge POV

The look of shock on some of the council members’ faces was worth everyone doubting that he, Anneliese, and Patch could tackle something so important just because they weren’t a hundred years old with tons of spell-casting or shifter experience. Oh, and they heard Patch call Anneliese his sweetheart. Dirge approved, strangely enough. 

He shifted into a wolf while the council cornered Patch and Anneliese to ask two hundred and one questions. He prowled around the ...