Dark Lord straightened, his head up, his body tense like an animal sensing something. Dani could feel him reaching out toward her. Knew that he knew she was here somewhere. She wanted to run. She wanted to cower. Wanted to postpone the moment of discovery.
“You all right, ma’am? You’re kinda pale,” the clerk said, her young voice uneasy.
She would never be all right again. He turned in a circle, his piercing gaze following where his senses led, both on a collision course with her. Everything slowed, even her heartbeat, its frantic pounding echoing in her head. Her life didn’t flash before her eyes. Instead, she heard Kelly saying, “You’re not the type to do yourself, but if someone did it for you, no guilt, right?”
Had she brought this on herself? Had she chosen without choosing? Had sh
