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Julia’s eyes opened, her gaze hazy. “My head…hurts. Really bad,” she panted.

Edan
shut his eyes and touched her arm. A second later, he bumped Cayne lightly with his elbow and an awful bolt of pain exploded in Cayne’s head. He curled down on himself, struggling not to make a sound.

When the pain receded enough for his awareness to return, Julia’s wet eyes were open and Meredith was holding her hand.

Cayne’s eyes found
Edan’s
, and in a quiet voice, he said, “What are you?”

Edan’s
mouth quirked. “What are you?”

Cayne clenched his jaw; clearly, the guy wasn’t one for disclosure without a fight. Eventually Cayne would give him one. To Julia, he asked, “Are you okay?”

“Yeah,” she said shakily. “I feel totally fine again.” She touched her head gingerly. “What was that?”

She wasn’t asking anyone in particular, but it was
Edan
who answered.

“A leash.”

Absolute silence as all heads turned to him.

“Care to elaborate?” Cayne asked, clenching his teeth.

“Julia, remember how I told you the big guys wanted to see you?” She nodded, wary. “That’s because they think you’re The One. And what you’re experiencing, it’s their way of keeping tabs on you.”

Cayne felt sucker-punched. Julia was white; her friends were aghast.

“Please say you’re kidding me.”

Edan
shook his head, for once serious. “’
Fraid
not.”

“And the leash?”

“If they don’t let go, it will kill you.”

Julia and Cayne’s story to be continued
in
Chosen
, expected for release in June!

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, first in a mysterious YA sci-fi romance series.
Milo Mitchell's life used to be charmed, but that was before her family dissolved, she went a little crazy, and her best friends started acting more like strangers. Spending Saturday morning in a
treehouse
with a stun gun for company and a herd of deer for friends is the only exciting thing in her life...until she shoots a fawn and finds her dart stuck in a guy.
Her gorgeous victim is dressed in a
Brioni
tux and armed with a hanky. He has no idea who or where he is. Afraid her dart caused his amnesia, Milo takes him in, names him Nick, and vows to help him solve his mystery. Soon the pair find Nick's face in a newspaper obituary, and Nick begins to have strange, ethereal memories of Milo--who is sure she's never met him. Suddenly Nick knows things he shouldn't know and is doing things he shouldn't do. When the Department of Defense shows up, Nick and Milo run--toward a shocking conclusion that could destroy both their worlds.

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