A Million Shadows by Janci Patterson

Author:Janci Patterson [Patterson, Janci]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781625673169
Publisher: JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Published: 2016-11-23T05:00:00+00:00

Seventeen

As I walked away from the window, I didn’t speak to Kalif. I didn’t want Damon to know he’d been there. Instead, I transferred the address from Damon’s phone into mine, then dropped his phone on the grass. I couldn’t take it with me—too much chance he could trace the thing. Leaving the apartment with it had mostly been for show.

I moved toward the car, and Kalif followed me, but I still didn’t have to look at him to know that he was glaring. I finally looked up at him, giving him half a smile, but he didn’t return it.

Crap. I couldn’t exactly blame him, but I also didn’t want him to be mad.

Kalif held his tongue until we got in the car. He climbed into the driver’s seat and turned on me. “What the hell was that?”

I held up my hands. “I know. I took some risks. But I got us this address and a potential ally, so it wasn’t for nothing.”

Kalif’s hands were shaking, and I hoped that was from nervousness and not from anger. I reached out and took one of them in mine. It really hadn’t been fair of me to leave him outside helpless like that. If I’d been in his position, I would have come unglued.

He squeezed my hand tight, and I counted myself lucky he didn’t pull away. When he spoke, I could tell he was trying to hold his tone even. “What we’ve got,” he said, "is another person who’ll probably stalk us.”

“Maybe,” I said. “But everyone else who’s after us wants us dead or worse, so this guy might be an improvement.”

Kalif let go of my hand to start the car and stared straight ahead.

I put a hand on his arm. “I know you don’t like me taking risks. But think what we could do with three people. That’s why my parents agreed to work with yours, remember? Because four shifters were better than two.”

Kalif bristled. “And that worked out great for your father, right?”

My stomach dropped. I pulled back my hand.

Kalif winced. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean for it to come out like that. There’s no excuse.”

“I met you because they worked together,” I said.

He knocked his head back against the head rest. “Okay,” he said. “That’s officially the stupidest thing I’ve ever said.”

“I don’t know,” I said. “I’m sure if I thought hard enough, I could come up with something stupider.”

The corner of Kalif’s mouth quirked up, so he must not have been totally livid.

“I get what you meant,” I said quietly. “We have to assume all shifters are dangerous. But what about our plan? We were going to find other shifters and build a network, remember? How are we going to do that if you won’t give anyone a chance?”

Kalif shook his head. “I just don’t get why you want to work with him. We know nothing about him. It seems like an unnecessary risk.”

He was right it was a risk, but it didn’t feel unnecessary. Wendy and Oliver had so many assets on their side.

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