The guard glanced around as if he almost suspected he wasn't alone. Derek shifted, obviously freaked out about someone taking up his space, even when he was invisible. One of the guys shifted closer to where she knew Derek stood. He pulled a cell phone from his pocket and dialed. One of the guys shifted closer to where she kneapped. And it hurt deeper.ĭerek's touch grew warmer and Kylie knew he was attempting to console her. It wasn't that she hadn't believed Jenny, but hearing it somehow made it feel more real. Protector or not, I knew that girl's coming here would stir up shit. 'Yeah, that's what happens when we start bringing in strangers. 'Twice in twenty-four hours, I think that's a record,' the other stated with disgust. Our orders are if we don't find him quickly, we'll have to sound the alarm. 'Get her back home and join me in the northend to find this guy. ' He hung up and looked at the other guard. The one on his cell started talking to someone about finding Jenny.

It was a message Kylie didn't need to receive twice. And in the gaze, she seemed to send a silent message that said once she got the guys away from here, they needed to run. Kylie saw Jenny cut her eyes toward her and Derek, almost as if she knew where they stood. 'I knew this wouldn't end well,' the guard snapped. He walked toward the north part of the property. He was between me and my house when I spotted him. 'Why did you stay out here with a stranger running loose?' The need to protect him stirred in her chest. Tension traveled through Derek's grip and up Kylie's arm.

'Sounds like one of the guards that dirty FRU put on us. The other chameleon materialized beside his partner. Why was Jenny describing Derek? Derek squeezed Kylie's hand a little tighter, silently asking the same question. And when the moonlight hit him, he looked like he had light eyes. I stepped outside for a quick walk and then. She almost said that to Derek, but remembered the other guard would hear her. But her gut said that Jenny should be able to handle this. 'Jenny Beth? What are you doing traipsing out in the woods at this time of night?'ĭerek squeezed her hand and Kylie could only assume it was out of concern for Jenny. Kylie felt slightly guilty for doubting the girl in the beginning. The girl had obviously followed them-to make sure they had made it. Kylie recognized Jenny's tenor just before she appeared from the shadows. 'It's just me,' a feminine voice called out several feet behind where Kylie and Derek stood, invisible and silent. Another set of footsteps filled the darkness, but this one came from behind them.

Chosen at nightfall