Chapter 68

“Eric and I hunted on our own from the time we learned to control our transformations. The beast within him was strong, but balanced by his sense of responsibility. He could transform without the full moon. I could feel the resonance of that potential. It affected me much in the same way. I only needed to be around Eric to be fully in control. We hunted for our family and the others that Lane didn’t favor. It was our responsibility.”

Josh had never seen Elaine let her guard down so completely. It was as if she was lost in her memory. He didn’t say a word, but let her continue at her own pace.

After a long silence, she sighed.

“One night, Matthew came to ask us to hunt for him,” she continued. “There was an argument between him and Lane. No one really knew what it was about, just that Matthew was all-but thrown out of the family.

Even Annette would not speak to him.