#Chapter 52: The Truth

Eric “This Wolf’s Fury virus is spreading,” my father, leaning on his mahogany desk with his arms folded across his chest, said coolly. “Those who are searching for Rowena may intensify their search now.” My mother, who was standing by the window and watching as the gardener pruned the hedges outside, nodded in agreement. “I’d like to pull her out of school, but she simply refuses. I’d say the girl is as stubborn as you, Edward, if it weren’t for… well…” Her voice trailed off at that, but we all knew what she was saying. Rowena was not my parents’ daughter. She was not my biological sister. In fact, she was from a different bloodline entirely. I still remembered the day I had brought her home as if it had happened yesterday. The house had been dark all day. When she had died of the mysterious disease that had wracked her tiny body, we had stopped all of the clocks instantly. They were still set to the moment her heart had stopped beating: 4:03 AM. My little sister,