Chapter 85

(**Kira**)

Maverick meets her halfway down the stairs. His eyes are full of anger, but worry for her is pulsing through their link. Conrad, Marcel, and Dimitri are right behind him. Confusion is written all over the founder’s faces. This is a threat that they don’t know about.

What a way to let welcome them to Bodega Bay.

“What is Ezekiel doing out there?” Maverick asks.

“He is standing at the ver