Chapter 55 The Stranger's Trap

• Cassia froze the moment she felt the cold, hard barrel of a gun press against her back.
• “Put your hands where I can see them!” the man behind her ordered, his voice sharp and commanding.
• Cassia exhaled slowly, her mind racing. She knew she could fight him — whoever he was — and win. But with mortals inside the house just ahead, she couldn’t risk drawing attention. More than that, the presence she felt from the man told her one thing: he wasn’t like her. He wasn’t a vampire. He was human.