Chapter 7

** Callen’s POV ** This woman is so hot, but she is also odd, or maybe unwell? Is it rude to ask? She had started asking me questions about my family and then started acting strange. I hadn’t missed the slight tremor in her hands, or the way she had gripped the countertop as if it was the only thing keeping her upright. She had gone as pale as a ghost and her voice had gone a few octaves higher. Maybe she just had period cramps or something, which would explain her practically pushing me out of the door part way through our conversation. I had thought everything was going well right up until that moment. She hadn’t even let me say goodbye to Jaxon. I replay the whole evening and my every interaction with her over and over in my head as I walk back home. What did I do to upset her? What am I missing? “Where are you?” I ask Remy in the mind link. “Just about to head home. Why? "How’s it going with the pretty lady?” he responds. “You’re not jealous, are you, Rem?” I tease. “Of course not.