Kieran's mouth twisted into a wry approximation of a smile. "I work for the paper," he said, although he was going to have to say more than that, because it wasn't like she could say that. "It's — when you are a werewolf, any time you see news about werewolves, you're caught by it. Because — someone like you did that." He shifted in his spot on the couch again, like he could shake off his guilt or his discomfort.

"Except this time, the someone was me. I read the article, and I — tried to eavesdrop on anything people said about them. But they got caught. They're registered with the Ministry."

He knew exactly who it was.

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