It wasn’t like I didn’t recognize him.

But it seemed like Christian didn’t even notice Nadir’s presence, which was deeply perplexing to me.

“Are you okay? You look white as a ghost,” Christian gaped, open-mouthed, looking from me to where my gaze was and then back again. “Stay with me. Whatever it is, you know full well that I can shift and kill it.”

Breathing deeply, my palms unbearably sweaty, I knew that this wasn’t ...