“Yes, Jamie was able to get you calmed down long enough for the medication to be administered. Otherwise, we probably wouldn’t have been able to get it in, and then, well, I don’t know what might have happened. But it was crucial that we get that second shot in to your system, and his healing allowed that to happen.”“I can’t believe I didn’t remember Jamie stopping the pain!” she exclaimed. She made a mental note to make sure and thank Jamie the next time she saw him.

Jamie stopped the SUV in front of one of the two apartment buildings. “This is the building where team members live, and that building over there is for the trainees.”“What? You’re going to make her walk?” Eliza chimed in.Cadence and Jamie exchanged glances before he responded. “No,” he replied, “not any further than you are. Cadence is on ou

“Why is the hill last if it’s the hardest?” Cadence couldn’t help but think this was Aaron’s own special form of torture.“Because you’re tired, probably more than a little angry with me for pushing you so hard, and I want to see what you’ve got when there’s not much left in the reserves.”“Have I been acting like I’m an

The short walk over to Christian’s lab in one of the office buildings was relatively quiet. Cadence hadn’t realized that, by inviting both of them, she kind of did herself a disservice. She had intended to use Jamie for physical support and Aaron for emotional support, but now everything just seemed odd.A man who appeared to be a little older than her with dark blond hair was hunched over a computer, his back to them when they came in. She assumed this must be Christian. He must have been working hard on something when they entered because he didn’t even hear them at first.

Cadence had received a text message that morning from Aaron, checking to see how she was doing and asking if she felt up to meeting him at 10:00 for training. Thoughts of how her night had ended had her feeling just fine, and she was out the door by 9:30. This morning was a little different than the day before, however. They were joined by another Hunter, Meagan, and her trainer, Shane, the guy Aaron had been talking to in the gym the day before. Meagan, a shorter brunette with wavy hair and an infectious smile, had been at LIGHTS for almost six weeks, and she was preparing for her first observation hunt the next night. Aaron explained that, if Meagan could successfully spar with Cadence, there was a possibility that she might be ready to go on an observation. This in spite of the fact that Cade