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“Finn, why do you care so much? What’s in it for you?”
His eyes widened. “For me?” He poked himself in the chest, then released a short laugh. “You think I need something from you?”
“Then why?”
He reached for my hand still wrapped around the cup, took it in his, and squeezed it gently.
“Because I don’t want you to suffer alone.”
His eyes looked into mine with warmth and compassion, and it awakened that sense of trust I felt yesterday, which I couldn’t understand.
“If you’re telling me the truth, and you really have no idea who you are, you need someone to guide you. The moon will be full for another two days, and tonight you will be in pain again. I have something for you. A tincture.”
“What kind of tincture?”
“It's made of an herb called wolfsbane,” he said, letting go of me.
“Wolfsbane? Shouldn’t it be like poison for wolves?”
“Why? Because Netflix says so?” He grinned. “No, not all kinds. There’s only one kind of wolfsbane that is really dangerous to us. And you’re not a wolf yet. Drink it before you go to sleep. It won't make the pain go away completely, but it will ease it a little.”
* * *
Finn stopped the car in front of my house. He opened the glove box and pulled out a small water bottle filled with a turbid yellowish-green liquid. Before he closed the compartment, I glanced inside and saw a plastic bag with dry herbs sitting at its bottom.
“I want you to show me your wolf,” I burst out.
“Now?” he gaped at me.
“Yeah. Why not?”
“Maybe because it’s still daylight, and if someone sees me, it won't end well.” He handed me the bottle. “People can’t know, Spencer. You can’t tell anyone. Not a soul.”
“Don’t worry, I know how to keep a secret.” I sighed. “I’ve been doing it my entire life.”
“So you do have a secret.” He smiled.
I chuckled. “Don’t even try.”
“I told you mine, didn’t I?”
“You only did it because you were sure that I—”
Moving at full speed, averyfamiliar car came to a halt in front of us. The driver’s door swung open.
Brian came out and dashed to my side of the car. Right when I grabbed the handle and was about to open the door, he pulled it with all his strength, making me almost literally fly out of my seat. I barely stopped myself from falling face down a few feet away.
“Are you out of your mind?” I yelled at him.
“Spencer?” Finn rushed to my side. “Are you okay?”
“So that’s why you didn’t want to see me?” Brian barked, turning his glare from me to Finn. “I knew you two were lying.”
“No one was lying.” I gritted my teeth. “And this is not what you think.”
But Brian was in such fury that he wasn’t capable of listening.
“Well.” He sneered at Finn. “You were right. I’m in better form today.”
