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hurt one of them instead? I'm not sure I could even do anything at all. I'm really not sure what I would be doing if I did it!” Ree was working herself up into a mini-rant. Why were they being followed? Hadn't Sophie said they would be fine for the rest of the night?
    “Jules? You're being awfully quiet,” Bryce said from up front. He still didn’t take his eyes off of the road as he swerved around a delivery truck.
    Juliette made a noncommittal noise and shrugged her shoulder. Ree looked at her and was surprised to see she had her arms crossed, her face set in angry lines.
    “Jules?” Ree touched her shoulder, but Juliette jerked away. “C’mon Jules. What’s wrong? Are you carsick?”
    Paden turned in his seat and looked at her. He searched Juliette’s face and then smiled, showing his fangs. “Openth upfth and let us fthsee.”
    There was a gasp as Melanie turned around and saw the light glinting off of Paden’s teeth. Juliette waved an inappropriate finger in Paden’s direction and clenched her mouth shut even tighter. The SUV lurched to the side as Bryce avoided another car, throwing them all into the windows.
    “Jules?” Bryce said in a quiet voice. He was the only one that could get through to her when she had a stubborn moment. Juliette’s eyes looked rebellious for a second, and then she slowly opened her mouth. Ree watched, fascinated as Jules exposed the extended teeth.
    No one said anything for a moment and then Bryce chuckled. His dark eyes were watching them in the rear-view mirror. “That’s actually pretty sexy, Jules.” She closed her mouth with a snap, but her eyes twinkled.
    “Vine, but it iv very hard to talk vith them,” she said. Someone in back smothered a laugh. Ree really wasn't sure whether it was Weylin or Melanie. When she glanced back, they both wore pained expressions as they tried to stay serious.
    “Well, at least you can hide them if you need to. My eyes are glowing like a night-light back here.” Ree said.
    “Vell, vhat’s true,” Juliette sighed.
    “Not to break up the moment and all, but the red car is coming in for another hit,” Melanie's voice was tense. Sure enough, the little red Eclipse slammed into the bumper again, this time causing the SUV to fishtail. Bryce cursed loudly from the front seat. He spoke colorfully about the driver’s mother, grandmothers, and siblings before swerving into an empty parking lot.
    “Whath the fhell are you doing, Brythce? We can'th get outh and check the car fhright now!” Paden hollered.
    “Shut up!” Bryce roared. He darted behind the abandoned grocery store, into the dark alley. Everyone was muttering, but Bryce paid them no attention. Suddenly he jerked the car to the left and down a small path that had obviously been used for deliveries. The red Eclipse slowed some, because the little road was in such bad shape that the smaller vehicle literally couldn’t make it over some of the potholes. Ree let out a sigh as they pulled back onto a main road and put some distance between them and their crazy pursuers.
    “Good thinking, man,” Paden said in apology. His tone was tense and distracted, but you could sense the genuine appreciation.
    “I think we lost the Mercedes,” Melanie said. “But the Eclipse is catching up to us again.”
    “Fhit,” Juliette cursed, looking back. As the Eclipse neared, the tension in the car escalated and everyone grew silent. Ree felt that power bubbling up inside of her, but she had no idea what to do with it all. Could she lean out the window like they did in the movies? Great, now she was getting ideas from bad movies. The burning was growing, her stomach squeezed in pain, and her head began to ache. She closed her eyes, and gently shook her head in an attempt to clear it. The others were talking amongst themselves, trying to come up with ideas.
    “FhRee?” Jules said quietly. She laid a hand on Ree's arm, and some of the headache drifted away. She opened her eyes and looked at