The coast was clear for their escapade into the new parched land. Xander had been driving for hours. The sun was setting and he had to make it back to the Alpha pack pretty soon. Catherine was beside him glancing out the car window.

      “I just want to take a walk on a street,” she breathed into the glass. “Grab a sandwich and watch the birds on the roof of glamour stores.”

      “I wish I could tell you this was temporary,” Xander held the wheel tightly slowly breathing out. “I just hope as real as it gets to be the rest of your life, it will not be a fatal...