Chapter 71

"As you know, werewolves have a very keen sense of smell. They are even able to detect emotions and some can even read thoughts through the scents of others. In this way, we are able to detect a Candidate.

At your birth, and the birth of several others like you, you released a smell that every single werewolf recognizes, though even we cannot describe it. It is such a compelling and powerful aroma that we are instantly able to locate the baby from hundreds of miles away.

However, this aroma vanishes within a few hours, and we lose track of the boy or girl if we do not have a werewolf trailing them. Usually the Shifters somehow kill them before they reach adolescent years, despite the protection we offer.

Your Guardian, of course, was Kurtis." Luna casts a slightly sickening glance at Kurtis as he stands beside me.

"And in case you were wondering, he wasn't supposed to mate with you. That's not normal for a Candidate and Guardian relationship."