Page 31 of Sapphire Flame
He looked away from her, his gaze tracking several penguins that dove into the water. “You’re right. We can’t.”
He sighed and for a long moment was silent. Finally, he turned to her and said, “There’s just one thing. The next time you have the sense you’re being watched, call me. I’m not sure, but it’s possible you’ve been targeted.”
Natalie stared at him dumbstruck. “For what and by whom?”
“I don’t know. But you need to be careful. It’s even possible this entity provided thealterserum that made you fae.”
Until this moment, Natalie had never considered that she might be in some kind of danger. She’d always assumed the sensation of being watched was part of heralterexperience. Or maybe that was what she wanted to think.
A certain doubt entered her mind. “Are you suggesting that when I was at the bakery in Cave Creek before my transformation that I was targeted? Someone wanted me specifically to become analterfae?” The serums that turned humans into any of the fivealtercreatures were specific to that species. She could only have become fae with the fae serum.
“I think it’s possible. But you need to be on your guard if you’re not already.”
Grant shifted his gaze to the sky overhead. She did as well. All that blue, something she hadn’t seen in six years.
“We should head back.”
Natalie felt it as well, the need to be going. “Being here has been wonderful. I want you to know that. We probably won’t see each other again, but I want to thank you for this brief adventure.” She could even offer a half-smile as she took one last look at the penguins.
