She's the cure

Despite the past working in an engine, making ends meat just marginally, then the hope of a new life, the plan to steal a ton of cash and disappear, Nicolas never thought he'd find himself here, in this situation.

Dad always said you work your fingers to the bone kid, you earn your money, then when your fingers are bone you bandage them and continue working, that's how life is, nothing is easy and nothing is free.

After that burglary went south, after Nic lost the only means to something of a family, his life took all sorts of twists.

His three dead friends were his family, some of what was left at least.

His father passed away about a year before the wolves were discovered, and mother went to live with her sister in Australia, after the discovery though Nic basically only shook his head.