Tears? In my eyes?
Since when did that become a thing?
"Roxy, you're okay now. You got into the Shifter's head?" He asked, knowing I've done it a few times. I shook my head.
"No...it was different this time." I said. His eyebrows crushed together.
"...how?"
"I wasn't the one in her head. She was in mine."
It was a rather simple difference. But he realized the depth of it like I did.
Within five minutes, broadcasters, media, paramedics, engineers, everyone were at the headquarters. Even the exterminators— on duty officers who clear up sites and leave no trace of mayhem.
Janet found the Shifter's pearl pretty quickly.
It was obvious it was going to be the biggest ever.
Weighing 27kgs, it was the size of a basketball and super smooth. Dark, lustrous, almost with a pink-blue sheen on it. Before I could touch it, I gave up and chose to fall asleep in Cyrus's arms. I knew things were safe from here.
[After 4 hours...]
