“I think I was fine as I was.”
She ran a hand over his scruffy chest. “You got it, flaunt it, baby. Come on.” A lovely night had fallen over Eden, with cool temperatures for late June and a glowing moon that rode high in the sky. Its light followed them as Gigi gunned the engine and took the curves of the county rode with easy familiarity. Wind whipped through open windows but the gel Chad had used in his hair kept it from moving. He looked over at his cousin and felt a sharp jolt of emotion. She seemed to genuinely like his company. He let down his guard and decided to just enjoy whatever the night brought.
Immortal was located on the eastern edge of Eden, in an old, converted millhouse on the banks of the Adam’s River. Chad remembered it as being abandoned for years and said so. Gigi i
