WINNER: 3rd Place, 2021 Werewolf Competition [Mature Content] After escaping suicide forest, August Moon finds that she has only gone deeper into the mysteries it holds. Lycans exist. But maybe she is something even stranger... With a clandestine experimental pandemic, a decade-old murder mystery, and a timeless prejudice against strange members within the lycan community all simmering in the periphery of her newfound surroundings, August must fight to discover her own truth alongside a fierce and possessive male who claims to be her mate.
"August learned some startling things from Zoe today," Graeme started, easing into the rest. "We need her. We need to keep her safe until she can reveal what she knows to the whole pack. Everyone needs to be on the same page."
"What did she say?" Greta frowned, lowering herself into a chair between August and Sam.
Graeme looked uneasily at his mate, unsure of how best to reveal all that was discovered and also keep Greta from killing the girl. August sensed his dilemma and shifted her eyes back to Greta, seeking the best words for these revelations.
"Maggie may still be alive," August blurted out. It was the most hopeful news of everything they had learned, and it seemed the best to lead with.
Greta, Sam and Lucas were visibly stunned at her words. Their Luna may as well have just struck them with lightening.
"What?" Greta scoffed. "Zoe said that?"
"Not in so many words," Graeme added.
"I don't understand. How many words?" she asked. "What did she say exactly?"