Chapter 11 Strength of ConvictionDRAKE POV How could she just…disappear, in an instant, without a trace? Did I imagine her? "Just sent you a message," Callum tells Effie, drawing my attention back to the table from fruitlessly scanning the crowd for any sign of Nikki. The rest of them don t seem bothered at all; Xander is craning for a glimpse of Sleepers Awake as the band that just finished starts to pack up, and Effie and Angel are both on their phones. "Great! I just got it," Effie beams at Callum, oozing charm. His posture would indicate he s still a little leery of them, but that starts to ebb in the face of Effie s graces. I don t get why he was skeptical of them at all. I trust his instincts, but there s no reason girls can t enjoy using weapons or doing extreme sports. "Let s h

