I chose a small table in the corner between the bar and the door, hoping it would give me a good vantage point of the room.A waif of a girl came by to take my order, and I asked for a salad and a burger. I was famished, and the smell of the grill in the back had my mouth watering for greasy beaf an
ElenaKillian was in a mood.He did not receive the news of Natalie’s secret life very well, and after some very pointed and explicit questioning of my morals and intelligence and the state of my mental health, he was silent.Before the trip, a list had been made of non-corporate restaurants and lod
Her face went slack and neutral in a second. “Like what?”“Like…you’re suddenly in on some joke about me, or something like I have something in my teeth.”She blink her long white lashes. “I would tell you if you had something in your teeth,” she said naturally.”“Thank you, but—““And I have no int
KillianWe took a day to prepare for the trip, since both the Alpha and Luna could not suddenly leave for days without notice. I had to pass off my responsibilities to my Betas, and in light of recent events, I was down a wolf.Tiffany’s betrayal was still an open wound. Though cutting our bond was
ElenaThe clock showed it was midnight and I still couldn’t get to sleep.Even after I turned out the lamps in my bedroom, I was still clutching and staring at the picture Jaxon had given me.Natalie. Alive.She looked different, like she was wearing a costume of some other version of herself. That
“See for yourself.”Jaxon handed me a piece of paper that turned out to be a photograph. It was clearly taken on a cellphone, but the picture quality was clear.In the photo was a woman bending over beanstalks in a community garden, a child strapped to her back.It was Natalie.TiffanyThe room was