**Arianna** I could kick myself for not sensing something the moment I stepped out of the car. I blame it on being distracted by the mate bond I share with Easton. Only shapeshifters can sense one another. It’s part of the reason we’re able to hide as effectively as we do. Sure, it’s great that I can change into anything I want, and no one will be the wiser. That’s why shapeshifters are often hired guns. We can get in undetected, carry out a job, and leave without a trace. It also makes us excellent spies. You know that plant in your office? Maybe it’s not a plant at all; maybe it’s a shapeshifter listening to everything you say and reporting back to someone to blackmail you. That’s why supernaturals don’t like us or trust us. We are born into deceit and crime; it’s the life we are me

