Later into the evening, Julien knew they had to leave now before daybreak. He just hoped that Lacey was up for it.
"Gggrrrooolll!!" a wolf-shifter growled outside the cave.
"Lacey!" Julien gently shook her shoulder. "Lacey! Wake up!"
She opened her eyes, sitting up abruptly and rubbed her eyes. "Julien, what...