Robynne POV
The venue was one that I had been to before, but not for a gala-type event. Still, a launch a few years ago —nothing had changed. Once we got through the hordes of people lurking outside, trying to catch a glimpse of the elite, I took a deep, calming breath. I let Ridge guide me around the room, introducing me to those I hadn't met before, and saying hello to several that I had met through work meetings and such.
The humans in the elite group smelled different; they didn't have that desperate smell that often followed humans, all wanting to be something they could never be, and that I feel was why someone was experimenting. Would a new drug arrive to give humans what they want? A temporary shifter ability, without being able to shift. A drug like a Hallucinogen, giving them t
