LOGINLevi"No," I said. "Absolutely not."Ava was already moving toward the cave mouth. "This ends now.""Ava, stop." I grabbed her arm. She stopped, but when she looked at me, I could feel the strength in her. If she wanted to leave, I couldn't physically stop her. "You walk out there, they'll capture y
LeviThe helicopters were flying in a pattern now. Methodical sweeps, overlapping coverage, the kind of precision that meant military training and expensive equipment."They're using thermal," Falco said, watching through his binoculars. "See how they're moving? Grid search with infrared imaging.""
EvelynI heard them before I saw them. The heavy thrum of rotors cutting through the forest quiet."Helicopters," Davidson said, lowering his binoculars. "At least two. Military grade."My stomach dropped. Military. Not local police, not even federal agents. Military helicopters hunting my daughter.
LeviI stared at the three unconscious soldiers sprawled in the leaves like children after a nap."What the hell did you just do?" I asked.Ava looked at me, then at the soldiers, like she was seeing them for the first time. "I don't know.""You don't know?""They were going to capture me. So I stop
Ava"Everything alright?" Falco asked, stopping a few feet away. His eyes flicked between us, taking in Levi's inside-out shirt, the pine needles in my hair."Fine," I said. "What's the situation?""Movement to the north. Maybe half a mile out." He gestured back the way he'd come. "We need to move."
"There are clothes on the bed," she said. "The Alpha thought you'd prefer pants to a dress.""Oh did he now."The clothes were simple but well-made. Dark pants that fit perfectly, a white shirt that was soft against my skin. Whoever had guessed my size had a good eye.When I came out from the bathro







