Chapter Six
Shade … the name stirred a memory somewhere in the back of my mind. It felt familiar, like I’d said the name myself many times before. I even thought I saw a memory—me standing on top of a school somewhere, facing a woman who looked very much like the woman standing before me—but then my mind went blank and the back of my head burned.
“Ow,” I said, grabbing the back of my head and biting my lower lip. “Headache.”
“Don’t worry,” said Shade. “Once I capture you and your friends, I’ll make sure you get some pain pills for that.”
The pain in the back of my head faded, causing me to lower my hand and glare at the woman. “How did you know we were going to be here? We didn’t tell anyone about our plan.”
“Well, I certainly didn’t know that you, in particular, were going to be here
