Since her change, all of her senses had grown stronger. Hearing. Smell. Sight.
Especially sight. She could see perfectly in the dark. When she hunted, it was like she was using some kind of heat vision. She could see the warm red glow of her prey. Could stalk and hunt easily for miles.
Normally, she could also smell with the detection of an animal. She could pick up scents, even identify different people from miles away.
But tonight, she didnât smell any trace of her pursuer.
Just as earlier, when the human had approached her, she hadnât detected his scent. Which was damn odd. Humans always carried a scent. Perfume. Cigarettes. Soap. Something. But that guy, the tall, dark guy whoâd approached her in the feeding room, heâd had no scent.
Maya rolled her shoulders, stood in the middle of the street, and waited.
It didnât take a genius to understand who was on her trail. She really, really wasnât in the mood for any more shit right then.
âYouâre starting to get on my bad side,â she said, and her voice carried easily in the night.
Silence.
One moment.
Two.
Then, footsteps. Slow. Steady. The guy wasnât trying to hide anymore. Good.
Maya turned on her heel and watched as her stalker approached. It was him, of course. She could tell by the strong, muscular shape of his body.
He stepped under a streetlight, and the fluorescent glow shone down on his black hair. Maya studied him a moment, frowning. The guy was big. Not especially tall. She gauged him to be a bit over six feet, but he was solidly muscledâevery inch of him.
He wore a black jacket over his shirt. Loose jeans encased his long legs, and a scuffed pair of boots covered his feet.
The guy wasnât handsome. Not in the cover-boy style that most humans found so popular these days. His face was hard, rugged . His cheekbones were sharp, his nose a little too long. He had a strong, square jawline and a faint cleft in his chin. His lips were firm, a bit thin, and currently pressed into a tight line.
And his eyesâ¦Sheâd never seen eyes quite like his before. The green was so deep, so dark. Emerald. He had emerald eyes.
Those eyes of his, they made her nervous. Very nervous.
Something was off about the guy, and as he closed the final distance between them, her body went on alert.
âWanna tell me why youâre following me, Slick?â Did the man have some kind of death wish? Heâd seen what sheâd done to the demonâ that should have been a big clue for him to stay the hell away from her.
âMy nameââhis voice rumbled from deep in his chestââis Adam. Adam Brody.â No accent marked the words.
Maya grunted. She didnât really care about his name. She just wanted him to leave her alone. âYou didnât answer my question.â
âI told you before, Maya , I need your help.â
He knew her name. She wasnât sure if she was supposed to be impressed by that fact or worried. After considering the situation for three seconds, she decided she was neither.
Most of the supernaturals in Los Angeles knew who she was. She hadnât exactly made a habit of hiding her identity. She didnât know if Adam Brody fell into the supernatural category or if he was just a well-informed human, but either way, she didnât really care that he knew her identity.
And the guy was still singing his song about needing help. She sighed, then muttered, âI told you, Iâm not into helping people.â Killing, that was another matter. âDo yourself a favor. Stay away from me.â Her gaze darted to the night sky, gauging the location of the moon. She needed to hurry if she was going to make it to the hospital before dawn.
Maya turned to goâ
Adam grabbed her arm.
She stared at his hand a moment. The long, tanned fingers. His flesh felt warm against her.
When was the last time a guy had chosen to touch her? Without, of course, the