at the hands of a madman. She had been brutalized by a serial killer and was still recovering from the horrific attack. Perhaps sheâd never fully recover but then Eliza could hardly blame her.
If it hadnât been for Caleb hunting down Ramie, a gifted young psychic, and giving her no choice but to aid in his search for his sister, they wouldnât have rescued Tori in time and she would have died.
All the women were gifted with extraordinary powers. Tori had dreams of future events, though of all the women, her gift was not as fully developed or focused as the others. Her gift was more of a curse, giving her glimpses, but without enough knowledge revealed, she was helpless to prevent the events or even warn anyone they were in danger, and it was a source of great torment to her. Ramie could track the same kind of monster Eliza now found herself about to track. But Eliza would never pit Ramie against a man who was likely every bit as psychically gifted as Ramie was herself. Ari had enormous power, a lot that hadnât even been tapped into yet. She grew more powerful all the time and as she learned to control it, she would be an unstoppable force. And Gracie . . . Eliza winced again, because it wasnât the other two she avoided like the plague. Only Gracie because Gracie could read minds and Eliza couldnât chance being in close proximity to her because if she read Elizaâs mind, it would be all over and Eliza wouldnât allow that to happen.
Eliza aimlessly drove in the direction of her apartment, stopping at a drive-thru to get lunch though her heart wasnât into eating, but she had to keep her strength up. She couldnât be weak when she faced off against Thomas. Weak physically or emotionally.
Her lunch laying unopened in the bag in the passenger seat, she pulled into her parking spot and when she saw the vehicle next to her and the man standing arrogantly in front of the expensive car, leaning against the hood, her mood went from bad to worse.
What the hell was Wade Sterling doing here?
Her lunch forgotten, she climbed out of her car and slammed the door with unnecessary force, a scowl already forming on her face. To her further annoyance, Wade only smirked, his eyes gleaming with amusement as he took in her reaction to his presence.
Deciding that acknowledging him would be far worse than asking him what he was doing here, she clutched her keys and stalked around to the front of her vehicle and started to walk by him without a word. Her âwelcomingâ expression could do the talking for her.
To her utter shock, as she was nearly past him, a hand suddenly gripped her elbow, stopping her in her tracks. She narrowed her eyes, pasting her most ferocious snarl on her lips, and rounded furiously on him.
âWhat the fuck is your problem, Sterling? Take your hand off me. Now .â
âIs that any way to express gratitude to the man who saved your life?â he drawled.
She wanted to scream. No one and she meant no one knew how to push her buttons like this man did. But then his mere presence was a huge button. Anytime he opened his mouth, instant push of her many buttons. And the arrogant pull of his lips, all that alpha superiority and smugness? Every single button she had was pushed simultaneously.
She actually growled at him. Or rather it was a combination of a vicious sounding snarl and a throaty growl of frustration. She was tempted to do something incredibly childish and decidedly un-Eliza like, such as stomp her foot, pull her hair out by the roots or throw the mother of all hissy fits. God, she didnât have time for this bullshit today! They had successfullyâand mutuallyâavoided each other ever since the incident heâd just referred to, one that Eliza would prefer to just forget all together. Saved her life, her ass! If he hadnât been there, and if she hadnât been so goddamn busy trying to make sure his dumb civilian ass