Nina's eyes widened as she stared at him, the color draining from her face.
''So the rest of us would become like the cursed wolves and eventually go extinct. That is her way of freeing humans from the lycans.''
Everyone she knew. Her family. The villagers. The children who knew nothing of this...
She blinked.
Him too...
They were all going to turn into wolves with no turning back...
Her chest squeezed at the thought.
A knock sounded at the door.
Rodrigo glanced at it, then he picked up the letter and stood.
Nina watched him open the door and say something to the person standing on the other side, then he gave them the letter, before pulling it shut again. He came back and dropped into the chair, one palm resting on his knee, and looked at her.
"What about half wolves," she said, her fingers finding the quilt. "Do we—"
"Are you worried only about yourself?"
"No." She shook her head quickly. "I was just asking. Besides." A short pause. "I'm dying anyway."
