Chapter 5Cara held her breath as she moved slowly out from under Wall’s arm. She had taken a risk, but it was a calculated one all the same.
Wall took a deep breath and Cara froze. He just snuggled closer into his pillow.
She slipped on black jeans and a black sweater, caught her auburn hair up into a high ponytail, opened her bedroom window, and climbed out. She dropped her boots down first and then followed them.
She moved quickly, heading for the woods. If her guess was right, the four sleeping pills she had slipped in Wall’s drink would keep him sleeping for about another hour. Shifter systems were able to process and dispose of medicines far quicker than full humans. She had to give him double the normal dose just to keep him asleep for that small amount of time.
Once clear of the
