Claws on Ice
Even Miller, who usually filled silence the way other people filled awkward pauses with coughing, sat quiet with his headphones off, staring out at the passing scenery like he could feel it too, whatever it was.
"You feel that too," Harlan said quietly from the seat beside me, not really a question.
"Hard not to."
"It gets stronger the closer we get to his actual compound. This rink is neutral ground, technically, but neutral only means both packs agreed not to start anything inside the building itself. Everything else is fair game."
"Comforting," I said dryly, watching the trees blur past the window.
"I didn't say it to comfort you. I said it so you'd stay alert," he replied evenly, eyes st