“I had someone analyze the drug in your system,” Adrian explained. “Its effects are time-limited. Human-Werewolf Association regulations prohibit humans from targeting werewolves for profit—hunting them, framing them, or harming them. She doesn’t want to draw the Joint Government’s attention.”
He paused. “She assumed you would go looking for her.”
“So she leaked all of that information on purpose?” My fingers tightened around my phone until they turned pale.
“Yes, Julie.” He was quiet for a moment. “What does she want?”
I fell silent.
“A data set,” I said finally.
He didn’t ask what kind of data it was.
He only said, “Trust me. I won’t let anything happen to you.”
Maybe because the words came from Adrian, my heart slowly settled.
Adrian had that kind of power. His words always had
