He held a hand out to Zeke. “How long has your mom been living here? It’s a great place.” The man smiled, hand remaining extended.
Zeke realized how stupid he was being. He was turning into a paranoid freak, thinking everyone meant him harm. Seemed the attacks had affected him more than he thought. This guy was here before they were. He reached out to clasp hands.
The stranger’s grip was tighter than he expected, but this was the first shifter he’d met to shake hands with since his change. He thought that could be the norm until the smile disappeared from the man’s face and Zeke felt himself thrown through the air to slam into a tree.
Alexa’s scream was cut off unnaturally. Zeke lay at the base of a tree, shaking his head, trying to get the double vision down to single. What the hell ju
