t and soaking through Aria Blake's worn hoodie. She ducked under the awning of a closed f
Dead. Of course. The unive
ria's head snapped toward it. She wasn't the type to
rd the voice. A
cautious step forward. What
ned against a wall by two thugs. One of them held
t up. A loose brick lay nearby. She grab
lled. "Police
e wall, startling the mugger
the ribs, a twist-and he was free. The men took
ard him. "Ar
his face shadowed under the streetlam
began, but th
urprised by how solid
plastered to his forehead, strong jaw, eyes like thunderclouds
fore she could pull aw
sn't matter. Just-sta
n before he could