She turned to see Maverick right behind her, and she held his clothes and backpack against her chest, breathing in his comforting scent. He bolted to the other side of the hedge, and two men ran outside. She recognized one as the guy who’d been looking into a store window the other day. She could...
Evelia Gutierrez. She was an award-winning scientist who had published books under a pen name, postulating the existence of shapeshifting humans. One of those crackpots trying to expose his kind. He knew because he’d been following up on her and a few others—not personally, but he knew who they w...
If the Coronas ever got into her files somehow, they wouldn’t be able to make sense of the words.Nobody would, actually. The only other person who knew this code was Nan, and she was dead.Justine paused, waiting for a flash of pain, or relief, or happiness at the thought of Nan’s death. Nan had d...
Then Blake picked her up over-the-threshold style, and they hiked some more. His chest was hard as stone beneath her head, but he smelled good, and that made up for the rough ride. Every now and then he’d lean forward slightly and sniff her hair.“I don’t know why I keep doing that,” he murmured.“...