CHAPTER 9Who the hell are you?” demanded Kira. She looked at the woman skeptically. The scrubs she wore suggested a hospital. Maybe she was an escapee from a mental ward. Just my luck, Kira thought. I’m being followed by a nut case. “Alpha sent me as backup — he told me you’re alone. Trevor was supposed to tell you, but Trevor is an i***t. I told Alpha that, but Alpha said that Trevor knew you and it’d be easier if he told you,” the woman chattered. “Whoa! Slow down!” Kira said. The girl was babbling excitedly about nonsense. “What in the hell is an Alpha? What’s Trevor supposed to tell me?” “Trevor didn’t tell you?” “Tell me what? He called me a b***h and I punched him in the face.” The woman grinned. “Good for you! I’ve been wanting to do that for some time, myself. Anyway, kiddo, I

