R

too well. Victor was praised by the Ironwill

. The man everyone trusted. Most of them never saw what lived u

will Basin. That was why my marriage to Al

r thought it would be sealed with blood instead of vows. But the more I thought abou

"You already got what you wante

eight of it. "I came back to see my father, and to get supplies. I needed

y chest, I still felt something soften toward her. She had trie

witnessed in the Grand Moon Hall, I believed her. His

esn't want you, he'll still hunt you down. Men like hi

her face. "But I have to try. And I had to say I wa

. Sharp and dangerous. The kind that

who needs to disappear. I'm locked in this room, but I have to

rned, he would scent the change on me. H

t could have been a trap. Victor loved giving me hope just to tear it a

er chin and strai

n," sh

rawled by since I last saw her. The guard lay slumped on the floor, out cold, the sleeping

'll go east, toward the river, then split up. Are you s

out me?" I asked, sh

right away. "No. Bu

know nothing. If they come asking, he ne

ve a plan. I'll call your new phone in a few days. When I'

g. Not yet. Trust had to be e

Pain rippled through me as my body fought the change. Then we slipped out

g far to the west, we ran ea

crossed into the water and finally parted, each of us glancing back one las

didn't expect him to still be there. I only needed information about the Goldenreach cl

I saw

in the pa

weeks ago. He wasn't from this area.

I could stop it. All I had to do was

ke to someone briefly, then climbed into

ere le

ehicles and sniffed. One of them carried his scent stron

the trunk and curled up tight.

rted. The conv

planned for that. Dreams filled the dark. When Kael found me, I would explain everything.

. Aria of G

the soun

hauled me out. My body hit the pavement hard. I rolled onto my back at once

bmit