CHAPTER 113

CHAPTER 113

Melisca stared straight into his eyes. She couldn't waver now. She shouldn't. She already expected that possibility of them finding out that she was there. Their doubt was undeniable. And she had sensed the ABD in the air the moment she entered the room. They'd taken extra precautions. She was trapped inside with no extra abilities and other hunters looming outside the door. She had to thread nicely in her words.

Even though her eyes were in Josh's face, she couldn't see his hands from behind an open laptop. And that meant he could be holding a weapon.

She took a deep breath and exhaled loudly. "I was there to visit my family's grave." It wasn't a lie, which was much easier to show the pain in her eyes. She withdrew her gaze from him and took a step forward and sat at one of the chairs in front of his desk.

Josh followed her every movement. Still on high alert.