Chapter 33: The Scent of Truth

(Aline POV) The next morning, I was finally cleared for discharge from the hospital. As Evan helped me gather my things, I found myself studying him with new eyes. Now that I knew what he was, I could see the signs I'd missed before. The way he moved with predatory grace, how his nostrils would flare slightly when he was processing scents I couldn't detect, the almost supernatural way he seemed to know when someone was approaching before they knocked. "You're staring," he said without looking...