In an instant, Ink was at my side and River was at Maddy’s. Selena slipped effortlessly into the shadows, her back pressed up against the corner of the room, her eagle eyes sharp.
Something dark and primal crept over Jed’s eyes.
For a second, there was silence, and then I heard laughter—a deep, throaty chuckle that sounded absolutely nothing like Griffin.
Not Griffin.
Selena went to draw a weapon, but I met her eyes, and she read the order in mine. Blades and bullets might pass straight through this predator, but the rest of us in this room weren’t immune. The last thing we needed was someone going down to friendly fire.
River, try to find Griffin. I kept my words short and to the point. Wherever he went, whatever just happened, get him back.
I stepped sideways, appraising the room,
