ste

he wind chilled me to the bone. The r

lmost no signal. I

dy boots. They protected my feet from the gravel shoulder, but t

pulled up behind me. Two guards climbed out. Both addressed

ting in the back of that patrol car while the guards maintained an embarr

so pathetic, so u

hour later. The sight of my best friend striding through the door, her face tight

her eve

om suit," she declared. "The Moon Goddess must have assign

s personality officially classified as a public safety hazard. Under any other ci

shower, trying to wash away the dust of the road and the humili

cided to call him Shadow because he moved so quietly tha

er called nor sent a mess

e. My real life. I went bac

Sullivan waved a gossip magazine at me.

g, a genuine smile I had never seen in person. And on his arm was Kianna Huff, a be

ous. "And so rich. You're living the dream. But you

eleste. It's like you're single.

orian and Kianna. Any embarrassmen

m being widowed," I said with a dry smile. "As far

olleagues stared, their gossipy c

I said, my voice steady. I walked o

nst the cool wall, the cheerful hos

from my life. The problem was that the mate bon

hone and sent B

. I need a lawyer who has no

ared less than

on

ts. For the first time, I had done more than imagine leaving Dori