The Major raised her all by himself, and watched over her like a hawk every minute of every time. He even had the servants put bars in front of Scarle...s bedroom windows, and the mansion was surrounded by a tall fence, letting noone in nor out unless they had the key to the gates. Scarlet never saw much of the outside world, except for Saturdays when she was allowed to go with one of the servants to the marked in the middle of town. The citizens of Four Courts praised him for keeping her safe,. Second, we have three women that were, we think, being held captive. Third, we have escaped from the bad guys. There were more of them than they told us. We’re headed for a safe spot. When we stop, we will talk to the women and figure out what to do then. Any questions? Over.”Cindy’s voice came over the speaker, “No questions, Shirley. Please keep us updated. We are concerned. You might want to have a sentry. They might try something.”Shirley chuckled, “I agree. Once bitten, twice shy. We will. This was way too much. Hidden changes I could deal with,but now ANYONE could see the shoes I was wearing.Without even thinking, I turned around and ran back to the restrooms.The tap-taping of my now hard soles shoes on the tiled floor echoingme. Once in the restrooms I locked myself in a stall once again, madecertain the toilet wasn't a mess, and flopped down in despair.I don't know how long I sat there. It was well beyond the ten minutes Ineeded to wait before calling my mother back.. The only way I would know for now was when I killed them. Then I realized there was no telling what people I have met, or would meet, could be one of those beasts.The more I thought about it, the more paranoid I began to feel about it and those around me. Could someone I know be one of those things? Brant had been one and I did not realize it until the wound I gave a wolf matched one he had. Even when I had pulled that stunt with his men’s heads, how many of them could have been wolves? There.