After Jorick left for his meeting, Katelina realized she didn't have a key to their apartment. With nowhere to go, she and Xandria followed Micah and Loren to their room. Micah's bald head gleamed under the lights. Tattoos and a brown goatee gave him a biker look that his tank top and motorcycle boots echoed. Loren, meanwhile, looked sixteen, with a mop of dark curly hair, large doe-like eyes, and a hoodie that was tied off under the stump of his missing left arm.

They boarded ...