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She didn’t say a word but her eyes got bigger as she gripped her seat tighter.
    The parking area was overgrown but accessible. Falyn was out of the car the second it stopped.
    “Hey, you have something already?” he called after her as she moved toward the woods.
    “Yes.”
    Alex didn’t have to ask if she needed her space because it was clear she did. Falyn kept a good ten feet between them as she made her way along the old trail.
    They came to stand at the river’s edge. Falyn knelt down on the sandy bank, the leather band in her hand held to her chest. Falyn’s faced looked pinched, as though she were in pain.
    “Falyn, are you all right?” Alex asked, concerned.
    “Hush,” she snapped.
    Alex watched in amazement as magic rippled like a clear band around her. There was a faint hint of light, then it was over.
    “She’s dead,” Falyn announced, her voice harsh.
    “What!” Alex felt the blow of disappointment as it hit him.
    “She’s gone.” Falyn stood up.
    “Not what I expecting,” Alex uttered.
    “Clearly,” she said. “What were you expecting?”
    “I was excepting to be able to bring her back to her father,” Alex told her.
    “Is her father someone it would have been worth bringing her back to, if she had still been alive?” Falyn demanded.
    “Why does it matter to you?”
    “It doesn’t. Let’s go.”
    Alex only gave her a look as they started walking out of the woods. He was not sure what was behind Falyn’s mood swing, but he needed to call his client.
    “Bad news, the girl is dead,” Alex said into the cell phone. He listened for a moment. “I’m not sure of the details but I’ll see what the girl knows.”
    He ended the call.
    “Hey, wait up!” Alex jogged to catch up to her. “How did she die?” Alex had to get an answer.
    “The elements. Her mother left her in the woods.” Falyn’s tone was flat.
    “So, she died as a baby?” Alex asked.
    “Yes. There is nothing more to tell. The girl died as a babe, soon after birth.”
    “Thank you for your help. I guess we should head back to the hotel,” Alex said.
    Falyn stopped with her hand on the car door. Her eyes narrowed as she glanced back up at him.
    “I think we should head back to Portland. I have other cases.”
    Her voice was still off but he decided not to pry.
    “So that’s it then? We just go our separate ways?” Alex asked her, not trying to hide the fact that he was annoyed.
    “I don’t want to talk about it, I just want to go… All right?” She never quit meeting his gaze.
    “Okay, if that’s what you want,” Alex shrugged, getting into the car.
    They stopped at the hotel to pack. She didn’t talk to him. She didn’t smile or flirt. Nothing of the bubbly girl showed in her now.
    Alex had intended to leave it alone, but as they pulled up in front of her house, he needed to know that she was going to be okay.
    “Falyn, please talk to me.” He was pleading with her now.
    “Sorry, Alex. It’s not you. After I do my thing with finding people, my head hurts. It makes my moods go all over.” Falyn gave him a short smile.
    It made sense, he guessed. After all, using magic was hard enough on an immortal, let alone on a normal human. However, he had to wonder if she was more sensitive to losing her virginity than she let on.
    “Falyn, I don’t know what I should say after the night we had, but I don’t regret it.”
    He took her face in his hands. He brought her lips to his in a soft kiss, wanting so badly to hold on to this moment awhile longer, but knowing they could not have anything more. He was not the long-term type.
    “Neither do I,” she whispered, before she slipped out of his car.
     
     

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Five: Change
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Falyn felt her body shaking. She closed then locked her front door. The ride back home had been the hardest thing she had done in a long time, holding back the fear and anger