Joshua walked up to Nova with a warm smile, trying to look confident and approachable. "You had a fever, and now you don't even remember me, your best friend?"

Nova tried to dig through her memory for any sign of this man but came up empty.

Something about Joshua, this stranger, unsettled her.

Her gut told her he wasn't as harmless as he tried to appear.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, searching his gaze for some hint of familiarity, but found none.

"Why can't I ...