Mistake

Aaron tried to relax but his shoulder still hurt like a son of a bitch, despite Martin’s ability to stop the bleeding and begin the healing process. The kid was good, but he was no Jamie.

“So… she just shot you?”

“I think she thought I was someone else. A Vampire. Apparently, Holland is concentrating all of her efforts to screw up Cadence’s IAC. I can get flickers of her from time to time, but I don’t think she can use it much at all, and she can’t hear or see anything.”

Martin nodded. “About a half an inch lower, she would’ve hit you right in the heart,” Martin said, repositioning his hands.

“I’m lucky she was still rattled from whoever she was battling then. She usually doesn’t miss.”

Martin snickered, as if he was trying to be polite, and repositioned his hands. Aaron got a quick flicker of Cadence’s IAC in the parking lot, but something didn&r