JACKSON I stepped back at once. “Shit.” I looked down at my palm. It was red, angry, like fire had kissed it and left a warning behind. The skin throbbed for a second, then slowly started to calm, healing the way my kind always did. Nyra moved closer without thinking. “What is it? Are you okay?” She reached for my hand. I caught her wrist before she could touch me again. That was when I saw it, her bracelet. “You’re still wearing this?” I asked, pointing at it. She frowned at me like I was the one being strange. “Yes. It was a gift from my friend’s man. And I can wear whatever I like.” She touched it like it was nothing. Everything in me went cold. If I said everything about Tyler was wrong, I meant everything. From his breath to his blood. I didn’t know why the bracelet react

