advantage over us.” She took a deep breath. “On the bright side, we don’t actually have the talisman, so they won’t be able to get it from us.”
“The big question is who does have the talisman,” Colby pointed out. “If the Vyka were talking about it, we can rule them out as suspects. I thought it might have been them if it wasn’t Joe McKinley.” He frowned. “After what Eddie had to say, I’m not so sure Joe is our primary suspect. Sure, he might be alive, but it’s obvious that he’s done a good job staying hidden up until now. The big question is: would he have risked letting someone find out he was alive, just to come back to claim his talisman?”
“Uh, yeah, I’d say that sounds like a pretty good reason to risk it. If he had his talisman again, that would mean he’d be able to become the world’s most powerful werewolf again,” Chris pointed out. “It makes perfect sense that he would come back for it, actually. It’s almost like he wanted Samara to have it for safe keeping.”
Colby hesitated. “I guess you’re right, but . . . how did he figure out where to find it? If he had found it in this house, it would make a lot more sense to me. But how did he know to find it at the storage fa cility we were keeping it at?”
Samara shrugged. “I don’t know. He might have been following us aroun d for weeks, for all we know.”
Luke sat down on the recliner that she was sitting on and put a hand on the small of her back. “Is there anyone else who might have been following us around, t oo, though? What about Rocco?”
“Oh, that’s the other thing I meant to tell all of you,” Samara said, turning to the rest of the members of her pack. “Rocco called me this morning. He’s starting to get suspicious about why the violet s aren’t working for anyone in the Shomecossee pack yet. I’m not sure how much longer we’ll be able to keep them from realizing the truth.”
“It’s bound to happen, eventually,” Kyle agreed. Glancing over at Samara, he asked, “Do you think there’s a chance that Rocco might have been following us around enough to know we were keeping the tali sman at the storage facility?”
Samara shrugged. “I’m not really sure, to be honest. I mean, he was following us around enough to know that most of the pack is living here, and no one even noticed it. I guess it’s not out of the question that he might have followed us to the storage facility. I’m just not sure if he would have been able to keep it a secret if the Shomecossee are the ones who did take the talisman. I feel like he’s the type who would tell me he did it, just to rub it in my face, you know?”
Colby nodded in agreement. “I know what you mean. Rocco is that type. But if it wasn’t Rocco or Darren, I’m not really sure who it could be. I can’t seem to think of any other suspects.”
Samara glanced over at Penelope and noticed that she was sitting in the corner of the room, fiddling her thumbs. She didn’t look at the rest of their pack members; instead, she stared down at the floor with what looked like a guilty look on her face. It made Samara wonder if there was a chance that Penelope could be the o ne who had taken the talisman.
Turning to the Trusted Ones, Samara said, “Can you get all of the other Trusted Ones and have them come here? I have a feeling that we’re going to need their help really soon—possibly within the ne xt few days to the next week.”
“We can do that,” Bennett replied. “Let’s go.” And like that, he disappeared into thin air.
“See you all in the near futu re,” Dante said, leaving next.
“Bye, everyone,” Nadia called before making herself invisible, too. Close behind her, Elizabeth gave a small, shy wav e before disappearing as well.
Colby blew out the white candle that they had lit to conjure the spirits and tur ned to Samara. “So, now what?”
“Now, I need to speak to Seth and Kyle in private, if that’s okay with
“The big question is who does have the talisman,” Colby pointed out. “If the Vyka were talking about it, we can rule them out as suspects. I thought it might have been them if it wasn’t Joe McKinley.” He frowned. “After what Eddie had to say, I’m not so sure Joe is our primary suspect. Sure, he might be alive, but it’s obvious that he’s done a good job staying hidden up until now. The big question is: would he have risked letting someone find out he was alive, just to come back to claim his talisman?”
“Uh, yeah, I’d say that sounds like a pretty good reason to risk it. If he had his talisman again, that would mean he’d be able to become the world’s most powerful werewolf again,” Chris pointed out. “It makes perfect sense that he would come back for it, actually. It’s almost like he wanted Samara to have it for safe keeping.”
Colby hesitated. “I guess you’re right, but . . . how did he figure out where to find it? If he had found it in this house, it would make a lot more sense to me. But how did he know to find it at the storage fa cility we were keeping it at?”
Samara shrugged. “I don’t know. He might have been following us aroun d for weeks, for all we know.”
Luke sat down on the recliner that she was sitting on and put a hand on the small of her back. “Is there anyone else who might have been following us around, t oo, though? What about Rocco?”
“Oh, that’s the other thing I meant to tell all of you,” Samara said, turning to the rest of the members of her pack. “Rocco called me this morning. He’s starting to get suspicious about why the violet s aren’t working for anyone in the Shomecossee pack yet. I’m not sure how much longer we’ll be able to keep them from realizing the truth.”
“It’s bound to happen, eventually,” Kyle agreed. Glancing over at Samara, he asked, “Do you think there’s a chance that Rocco might have been following us around enough to know we were keeping the tali sman at the storage facility?”
Samara shrugged. “I’m not really sure, to be honest. I mean, he was following us around enough to know that most of the pack is living here, and no one even noticed it. I guess it’s not out of the question that he might have followed us to the storage facility. I’m just not sure if he would have been able to keep it a secret if the Shomecossee are the ones who did take the talisman. I feel like he’s the type who would tell me he did it, just to rub it in my face, you know?”
Colby nodded in agreement. “I know what you mean. Rocco is that type. But if it wasn’t Rocco or Darren, I’m not really sure who it could be. I can’t seem to think of any other suspects.”
Samara glanced over at Penelope and noticed that she was sitting in the corner of the room, fiddling her thumbs. She didn’t look at the rest of their pack members; instead, she stared down at the floor with what looked like a guilty look on her face. It made Samara wonder if there was a chance that Penelope could be the o ne who had taken the talisman.
Turning to the Trusted Ones, Samara said, “Can you get all of the other Trusted Ones and have them come here? I have a feeling that we’re going to need their help really soon—possibly within the ne xt few days to the next week.”
“We can do that,” Bennett replied. “Let’s go.” And like that, he disappeared into thin air.
“See you all in the near futu re,” Dante said, leaving next.
“Bye, everyone,” Nadia called before making herself invisible, too. Close behind her, Elizabeth gave a small, shy wav e before disappearing as well.
Colby blew out the white candle that they had lit to conjure the spirits and tur ned to Samara. “So, now what?”
“Now, I need to speak to Seth and Kyle in private, if that’s okay with
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