Shadows and Whispers

Instinctively, Kaelia scrambled backward. She tore her bare shoulders out from under the heavy, borrowed fabric of the blazer and put distance between herself and the Beta.

Corbin did not pursue her. He immediately dropped into a low, defensive crouch. He planted his feet against the cold asphalt and bared his teeth at the darkness, a vicious growl tearing from his throat. He threw one arm out,