Chapter  327

LYN *No,* Shawn agreed. *The people gathering there were mostly those who'd been hurt or rejected by traditional werewolf packs. So when they scented me, when they thought I was a wolf trying to infiltrate their sanctuary... they decided to make an example of me.*   Hence the execution Xenois had interrupted. They'd caught what they thought was a werewolf spy and were planning to burn him publicly as both punishment and warning.   *Xenois saved your life,* I said. *Him and his whole team,* Shawn confirmed. *Kyle complained the entire time, made it very clear he thought I was just another savage wolf who deserved what I was getting, but Kashton insisted on the rescue. Said it wasn't right to let them burn anyone, even if they were a werewolf.*   I filed that information away----it painted an interesting picture of the vampires' internal dynamics----and focused on the more immediate problem.   *So you've been staying with Samuel and Silvia since then? How did that happen?* *They found me