I was momentarily numbed with shock, and so were the rest of the homeless drunks, but mine lasted longer than theirs did. And as soon as they recovered, they fled instantly in different directions. Smart.
My gaze narrowed in on my mate. My brows scrunched and the skin on my forehead folded. Even from afar, I felt the strangeness in her aura. It was different. Weird, dangerous, and almost powerful.
She took a turn at the end of the alley, bursting out into the main street that led straight to her house.
I moved with speed, and she was almost on the porch of her house when I grabbed her and sped away into the dark alley.
Her skin was scorching hot. I swear it's hot enough to set herself ablaze. No sarcasm here.
"Cirilla,"
She pushed herself off me. She gained some strength. Maybe too m
