Chapter 34

Clementine

When my phone rang, I scrambled to pick it up, hoping Liam’s name would be flashing across the screen. I tried not to feel too disappointed when I saw that it was my dad.

“Let me guess, you woke up in a pool of blood, and you don’t remember a thing that happened during the full moon,” I joked.

“No, I remember. The blood belonged to the villagers. But don’t worry, I targeted all the pretty blonde girls,” he replied in a dead-serious tone.

I grinned. “What’s up, Dad?”

“Just checking in. Making sure you don’t need my bail money.”

“Not yet, but maybe next month. TJ and I spent a long time planning a murder.”

He chuckled. “And how is TJ?”

“Curious.”

“Curious?”

“About my life in Blackfern Valley.”

“Clementine, you cannot tell him,” Dad warned.

“I know that. I’m not stupid.” I rolled my eyes. “How was the run?”

“Good. They started with the initiation of the pups who received their wolf spirits. There were three this time. And then the whole pack got together and got na