Zeke avoided Azia as if she were the walking plague in the days that followed Eric Rowlands' interrogation. While she had hoped things would be different, his continued distance was no longer surprising to her. Zeke was making good and sure that his message was clear--painfully so.

Azia allowed herself the first day and a half to cry, watch gory horror movies, and eat obscene amounts of candy in bed. But she knew she could not allow herself to wallow forever. She had her pack ...