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Point, Alaska, where Hope’s family lived. There was plenty of room in the caverns for a lot of shifters to hide, but no one had been in the caves for years. Hope was surprised anyone still knew where the entrance was.”
    “Yeah, your dad and a few of the other older guys from your clan found them and dug out one of the old entrances. It’s the perfect hiding place. The caves have been sitting there untouched for almost two decades. There are no computers in there. No electronics. No way for anyone to track them down. They’ll be safe. And there’s room for a lot of bears in there. It’s going to be a good hiding place for more and more shifters as this whole mess continues.”
    Hope nodded. “Yeah, that makes sense. But I’m still mad at you for talking to your dad when I haven’t been able to talk to mine. And besides, if the caves are so safe and so great and all of our families are there, why don’t we all just go out to Alaska? Why are we still sitting here in Michigan by ourselves?”
    “Because, Hope. Michigan is a long ways from Alaska, and there are eye scanners everywhere right now. I mean, everywhere . Being out in the open for that long is a huge risk. We’re safer here. At least, we were, before that little stunt you pulled today. Who knows at this point.”
    Hope rolled her eyes. “Oh, come on, Drew. Give it up. Seriously. I had a couple beers and made small talk.”
    “You made small talk with one of the nosiest guys in the county,” Drew said. “I guarantee you that for at least the next week, he’s going to be asking every single person who comes into that bar whether they know who you are.”
    “So what if he does? We’re in the middle of nowhere. Even if they realize someone else is staying out here, they’re not going to do much except gossip about it. They’ll probably just think you got a new girlfriend that you don’t want to tell anyone about, or something like that,” Hope said, her frustration and anger rising. She was starting to wish she had chosen somewhere other than this waterfall to try to find a moment of peace and quiet. This spot was too popular. Of course Drew had known to look for her here.
    “Hope, you don’t get it,” Drew said, his own voice rising. “There is a freaking holocaust of shifters going on. They’re trying to kill off all of you. You should be grateful you at least have a cabin to stay in instead of a being cooped up in a cave. Although it might not be that much longer before we have to move to the cave, so enjoy it while you can.”
    “There’s not too much to enjoy about being stuck here with you,” Hope spat out. “And besides, even if there is a holocaust, the bartender didn’t seem like the kind of guy to be scared of shifters.”
    “Oh, no. He’s not the type to be scared of shifters,” Drew said. “But he’s definitely the type to make a quick buck when he can.”
    Hope furrowed her brow, confused. “What do you mean?”
    “The Federal Government is offering a reward for the capture of shifters. Ten thousand dollars per head, dead or alive. Plus ten thousand dollars for information that leads to the capture and conviction of anyone harboring shifters, which is apparently a felony these days.”
    Hope stared at Drew in shock. “Ten thousand dollars? Each? Dead or alive? That’s insane! They’re treating us like America’s Most Wanted or something.”
    Drew’s look of anger had once again melted into an expression of sadness. “I know. It’s sickening. But it’s the reality of what we’re dealing with right now. There are nine of you here, Hope. Plus I’m worth an easy ten grand since I’m harboring you all. So if the bartender, or anyone else, discovers our little hideout, it’s worth a hundred grand to them. We have to be careful.”
    Hope felt foolish and sick to her stomach all at once. She hadn’t realized yet the full extent of how much the rest of the world hated her right now. She stared down at the swirling