When everything comes back into focus, I find myself lying on my back in a graveyard. Damn. This is the same spot as last time. Alden stands a few yards away, puffing on a cigarette. His face and clothes are still a mess.
I roll myself into a seated position. My new tail starts to stir under my long leather duster. On reflex, I set my hand atop the arrowhead end. My tail quiets. Until I know what’s going on, I don’t want to announce how I’ve changed.
I look into Alden’s smug face. What a chump I’ve been. “I can’t believe I fell for that trick again.”
“Oh, I can.” Alden takes another pull from his smoke. “I figured that after a little bleeding heart action, you’d be dumb enough to get close.”
My brows lift with surprise. Who is this guy and what happened to Alden? The helpful man who’s
