Inez stiffened, and so did Selene. The two women turned sharply and looked at the guard who had spoken, and when they saw that the man was coming out of Inez's lodge, their tension heightened even further.
Especially Inez, who clenched her fists so tightly that she nearly pierced through the skin of her palm. She could feel her heart jumping to her throat as all sorts of thoughts started to run through her head.
Maybe she should just make a run for it? But would she be able to run past these many shifters? Inez knew that she couldn't. She, who was a latent, could never outrun these many shifters. So what was she going to do? Stay here and watch herself get caught? That was not something that Inez was willing to do.
However, just as she tried to turn on her feet, Killian squeezed her hand. Startled, she raised her head and looked at the man who very subtly shook his head.
'Stay put.'
