SHADOWS OF THE ALPHA
“Tell her I still think the Death card is bad branding.”
“It means transformation,” I said automatically, and he made a face. We split there, and I walked the last two blocks alone, the night pressing in like a secret.
Susan’s apartment was warm with spice tea and candles that had burned too low. She pulled me into a hug the second the door opened, hair wild, smile wilder. “Birthday girl!”
“Hi, witch,” I said, which she tolerated because she loves me.
“I got you something.” She rummaged until she found a soft parcel wrapped in tissue. The dress inside took my breath—moon-silver, cut simply, fabric that caught the light like water. “Tried it on you in my head,” she said. “It fit there.”
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