A Decision Made

The group felt like they were right back at square one, the very place where this entire mess had begun. Despite all the conversations and plans, they’d circled back to uncertainty. And from talking with Kai, his feelings couldn’t have been clearer.

He wasn’t going to contact Unzoku. Not about the full moon. Not about anything.

Because the last thing he wanted was to give that manipulative being exactly what he desired.

Maybe, just maybe, it was the rituals from the past, those ancient practices of the old werewolf families, that had set all of this in motion. That thought alone was enough to convince the others. On that point, at least, they stood firmly behind Kai.

“What I’m thinking is,” Marie began, breaking the silence, “there has to be a way around all this. Like, you know… a loophole.” Her voice was filled with hope, even if it felt fragile. “Gary managed to stop himself from transforming on the full moon, didn’t he? That’s kind of a loophole already, right?”