The second I stepped into town alone I felt it again and the sensation crawled across my skin before I even reached the first intersection near the gas station.
There were eyes on me. Watching and tracking. Most people moved normally through the streets while music drifted from open storefronts and traffic rolled slowly past the sideways but underneath all of it I could feel the shift in the atmosphere.
Raze’s people were close.
I adjusted the strap of my bag while walking past the diner near the corner and my reflection flashed briefly in the window beside me.
I had a calm face and steady breathing and doing everything I could to look like I was in control. Exactly what they expected to see.
My phone buzzed once in my pocket and I pulled it out to see that it was Drake.
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