Blade kept his eyes on the road, but the silence between us felt easy, not awkward. After a few minutes, he glanced at me in the rearview mirror.
“You handled that guy so well,” he said. “Most people would have screamed or frozen. You just… lifted your hand and sent him flying.”
I couldn’t help smiling. “I surprised myself too. It felt good though, more like I wasn’t helpless anymore.”
Blade nodded. “You’re not. Not even close to that shit.”
The road curved through the pack territory, trees flashing past the windows. I watched the light dance on the leaves and thought about how much had changed in just a few weeks.
“You know,” I said, “those girls at school were practically melting when you walked past.
Blade’s mouth twitched into a small smile. “I noticed.”
“You didn’t even look a
