gainst her skin. Her heels clicked against the pavement, each step echoing in the near-empty street. She shou
tch, and shift with a life of its own. She told herself she was imagining it - the adrena
t whispered
er made her pause. Her pulse spiked, and she whipped around.
ed to herself. "It'
ran down her
ide a boutique, a figure stepped forward - tall, cloaked, and still, l
amiliar voice called from t
va
iding toward her, coat collar raised against the night air. His presenc
e said, his voice low, carrying an
d handle it," she admi
d her. Then, without warning, he took her hand, guiding her behind him. The touch was
e asked, nodding
scanned the street, every movement preci
id, the words calm but with a warning
wisted. "Lookin
et hers, sharp and unreadable. "Not a
alley, closer this time. Av
ghtened around h
lights caught a glint of something metallic in their hand
r to run, but she couldn't move - trapped between
expression unreadable.
the alley's line of sight. The sounds of the city faded, replaced by an
her heart still hamm
intense. "Someone who wants answers... and yo
ith it a faint, wild scent - the same scent she'd n
was only the beginning. And you should know..." His vo
ht you understood do
unding, a mix of fear, curiosity, and
them, a faint shadow sh
ill she couldn't shake: th

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