Then Mack and Bennett move far enough away that it’s unlikely for them to surprise me by suddenly returning, I take a deep breath and release it before lowering my shields.

What I’m about to do could get me into a lot of trouble, especially if Adela stumbles along. If she does, she’ll find me wide open, all my emotions easy to read, who and what I am impossible to miss.

It’s also not exactly a nice thing to read people like this without permission.

But I have to know what Bennett is ...