"Oh. Okay." Caleb actually didn't know that, but maybe he should have realized. It wasn't just a freak attack after all. There's a whole pack, and it sounds like they're still here. Caleb's mind races, but he tries to reel it in to keep talking to Gabe.

"So. I got bit," Caleb says slowly, looking down at his pie. "It was...bad." He looks up, lowering his voice. "It turned me into one of them. A monster. I couldn't stay, I couldn't put you in danger, Gabe."