Autumn picks up her coffee and takes a sip. It’s cold, but she just needs liquid. Her throat went instantly dry and her tongue keeps sticking to the top of her mouth. Liam shifts back as she sets her cup down.

“The clinic,” she says quietly. All she can think about at this moment are the things she said to him during her breakdown. Why had she poured her heart out to him? Because shifters weren’t real for you yet, she thinks to herself.

“Are you okay?” ...