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find this guy before he attacks anyone else.’
    â€˜I hope we do find him,’ I say, cracking my knuckles. ‘Because I’ve got a few things to say to him.’

The moon is just beginning to rise as we make our way through Quartz National Park. A dark forest covers most of the enormous park, which at this time of night is completely deserted. Seems like the perfect hideout for a fake werewolf up to no good.
    It takes us a while to find the spot where Howard Higgins was attacked, but there’s no mistaking it’s the right place. The ground is torn up in huge chunks, as though by enormous claws.
    I close my eyes and make the Change into a werewolf. Even though I’ve been making the Change all my life, sometimes it still feels a bit weird going from human to werewolf. But when I throw back my head and howl at the moon,nothing feels more right.
    â€˜Quit your yowling, Furface,’ says Roger. ‘We’re here to find a werewolf, not listen to your singing.’
    I growl at him then drop down and sniff the ground. My nose is immediately filled with a thousand scents. I can smell the animals from the forest that have crossed through here and a river in the next valley. But I focus on two scents in particular. One is a strange chemical smell that burns the back of my throat. I’ve got no idea what it is, but it seems completely out of place in the forest. The other is …
    â€˜Werewolves,’ I mutter.
    â€˜As in more than one?’ asks Jay.
    I nod. ‘I can’t tell how many, but this guy definitely isn’t working alone.’
    I sniff the ground again, trying to figure out which direction the werewolves have gone. I follow the scent into a thick knot of trees with leaves so dense they completely block out the moon.
    â€˜Anyone bring a light?’ asks Roger.
    â€˜My eyes double as torches,’ says Sam. He blinks and suddenly the trees are lit up by torchlight. I always knew Sam was a bright guy.
    As Sam turns his head one way and another, I catch a glimpse of something shining in the light.
    â€˜Wait! What was that?’
    The others shrug.
    â€˜I didn’t see anything,’ says Leigh, then looks at the monkey on her shoulder. ‘Neither did Chu.’
    â€˜Turn the lights off,’ I tell Sam. He looks like he’s about to argue, but then keeps quiet and turns his torch-eyes off. It’s pitch black again, but my wolf eyes can see better in the dark.
    A flash of white to my left makes me spin around. My ears prick up and I can hear paws padding through the leaves on the forest floor. Whoever it is is trying to be quiet, but they’re not quiet enough.
    I hear a twig snap to my right, and through thedarkness I spot a huge wolf-like shape.
    â€˜What do you see, Connor?’ whispers Jay.
    â€˜They’re trying to surround us.’
    â€˜Right, here’s the plan,’ says Jay, trying to keep his voice low. ‘Connor, you and I will launch a direct attack. Asuka, you head into the trees to ambush them. Roger, I want you at the ready with a Paralysis Potion. Leigh, you talk to the animals in this forest and see if they’ll help us out. And Sam, on the count of three I want you to switch your lights back on. Maybe that’ll stun them. Okay, one, two, THREE!’
    We spring into action as Sam’s torch-eyes flood the forest with light. To my right is an enormous grey werewolf. He’s twice my size, but I know I’ve got a chance at beating him. What I lack in strength I can make up for in speed.
    I see Jay veer off and close in on the white werewolf to our left. I get ready to attack the greywerewolf, my muscles tensed and my senses on alert, when I notice something I missed before. I grind to a halt.
    â€˜Wait, don’t attack!’

Jay comes skidding to a stop and looks at me, confused.
    â€˜I mean it, nobody attack them!’ The others pause where they are.
    â€˜Have you gone crazy, Connor?’