Harper wasted no time putting her plan into motion. With an excited bounce in her step, she headed toward the other side of the field. Maya, Damien, and Nick followed, Maya’s earlier apprehension giving way to curiosity. She had no idea what Harper planned to teach her first or what half the equipment was for, but there was no backing out now. Nick, on the other hand, had lost every bit of his earlier enthusiasm. Whatever excitement he’d had about sightseeing, exploring somewhere new, and trying different food had disappeared. He looked around the training ground with considerably less interest, then up at the sun beating down on them. What the hell happened to the storm? For once, he found himself wishing it had stuck around a little longer. Hell, volunteering to stay behind and kee

