*Aryanna*

“Okay, okay,” Nathan conceded. “You have a point. She won’t open up to me. But what about your condition? Are you sure you’re okay?”

I nodded quickly. “You saw the doctor administer the shot himself. I feel fine. Tests can wait. Eve can’t. She could leave at any time, and then we would have no way of tracking her. I got lucky this time.”

I made a determined start, but Nathan obstructed my path again.

“What is it now?” ...