[Cape High 17] • Coyote's Howl (Cape High Series Book 17)

I head out the door with Rocco following me. “So what’s it about?” I ask as we head across the campus and up the steps leading out of the canyon. He’s silent for a moment, and I wonder if he’s going to drop some deep, dark secret on me. Am I ready for deep, dark secrets yet?

“I can’t find Badmoon,” he says once we reach the exit.

“What?” I say.

“The wolf shifter that escaped from the Cape Cells, I thought I’d sit back for a month and let my old man do it, but he hasn’t found him, either. Don’t get me wrong, I pick up on his powers—but only briefly. I can’t predict where he’ll be next—and I’m almost positive that his energy changes whenever he shifts.”

“So why come to me?” I ask. “Why not Adanna?”

“I know you better than Adanna,” he says. “And… well, I know Adanna’s family line.”

There’s a long moment of silence as I let that sink in. “Wait, you think I’M related to this Badmoon guy?” I ask finally.

“Well… I—”

“I’m NOT related to him,” I say quickly.

“But—you don’t know who your family is, right? I mean, most of the school—”

“I know where I come from,” I say as I step out of the force field that surrounds the school. “I can turn into a wolf, but I’m not a wolf shifter. I didn’t get my abilities from my dad, either. I got it from my mother… and from my granddad, and his dad, and his dad before him,” as much as I hate to admit that relation. “I’m pretty sure my father was a norm, too. Is this Badmoon guy a blonde?” I demand.

“No,” he says.

“Then he’s not my dad.” I’m offended. I shouldn’t be, I know. I mean, the cape world is pretty small. There’s always a chance that there’s a relationship somewhere in the past. I just don’t like him assuming I’m something less than…