

He'd had to drive with Tasha to Missoula during daylight in order to be there during human shopping hours. He just got back a couple of hours ago and needed to sleep."Īnother expletive was on my lips, and I bit it back. "You might behave like you have no manners, but at least try not to sound that way."

Loose, drawstring workout pants similar to the ones I wore. A stretchy spandex shirt with short sleeves. "What are you doing here?" As soon as the words were out of my mouth, her appearance registered with me. Turning around, I looked straight into my mother's narrowed brown eyes. I yelped and nearly jumped ten feet in the air. Flipping on the light, I peered around just in case Dimitri was conducting some kind of weird, covert training exercise.

But when I stuck my head inside the practice room from the day before, I found it dark and quiet. Once I was dressed in my usual workout attire, I practically skipped down to the gym. High on myself, I couldn't wait to practice even more. Better still, I'd gotten my first crack at a silver stake yesterday and had proven I could handle one. The secret gathering last night had been super fun, and I felt proudly responsible for fighting the system and encouraging Dimitri to go with Tasha. I WAS FEELING PRETTY GOOD about life when I headed to my before-school practice the next day.
