Eden had sensed the man around the corner three minutes ago, but she still had no idea what she was going to do. Her mind was still a mess from what had happened with Cliff, and she had no idea what she was going to do about that either. What he had done felt completely unfair, and that made her mad.

Thoughts about Cliff quickly left Eden's mind as the stranger made his way out from the left corridor. His aura was a pall of lead-gray energy that cast a dark shadow over ...