The last time Stiles visited a zoo, it had been in fourth grade and he’d gotten trapped in the giraffe enclosure. He’s never been able to look at those freaky black tongues the same way. Today, however, he has traveled to the London zoo on a mission. Since worming his way into police department here is next to impossible without the right contacts, he’ll need to do his research the old fashioned way—snooping from the opposite end. There has to have been incidents involving wildlife in the city. He knows now that the Night Council exists to take care of such matters…but really, they sound kind of creepy and power-trippy. Stiles hopes the zoo might have reports the Night Council ignored or overlooked. Worth a shot, right?

Stiles has just purchased a ticket when he spots a familiar head of black hair. Before he can stop himself, he calls out the other boy’s name.

“Sasuke?”