Valentina
"That's batshit crazy!" Chrissy cried when I was done telling her what happened with Jen. "I can't believe she would be so cool about putting you in danger just to get what she wants. She's the one always going on about how hunters are precious and irreplaceable, yet she's treating you like you're expendable!" She was wide awake and wearing a line in the carpet from pacing back and forth.
"Should I back out, then? I don't have to do it," I said, glad I wasn't alone in my opinion of the idea.
Chrissy stopped short. "As much as I want to say yes... Jen is not someone you want to cross. She could make your life really difficult."
I threw up my hands. "Then what am I supposed to do? Just waltz back to Windmere and say 'I'm back'?"
Chrissy slowed down, then sat down on the bed. "
