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“Why is it so empty here?”Amaros asked, head swiveling from side to side.

“This town is seasonal,” Zoe guessed.“It’s not quite winter yet, so tourists haven’t flocked here.It looks like everyone who was left behind is hunkering in their homes, or have fled.”

“We’ve got the run of the entire town,” Grace said, eyes shining with excitement.“They’ve still got power, so maybe we can break into a restaurant and cook a real meal.”

Zoe’s stomach rumbled right on cue.“Do you think that would be okay?”she asked, deferring to Amaros.

“I need to find a vehicle anyway,” he said.“I’m sure you’ll be able to look after yourselves long enough to make some food.”

“We did okay back at that barricade,” Gracelyn agreed.“We’ll yell if we get into any trouble.”

Zoe pulled over in front of a café and they all climbed out.It was eerily quiet as Amaros went in search of a larger vehicle.He couldn’t sense anyone else, but that didn’t mean they were alone.He didn’t like leaving the females on their own.The cambions had proven to be capable of defending themselves.With luck, he would find a car and return to them before anything bad could happen.

Chapter Twelve

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ZOE AND GRACE PEEREDthrough the café windows into the dark interior.Zoe cast a glance at Amaros’ receding figure.He loped down the street with masculine grace, ready and willing to kill anyone who posed a threat to them.

“Try to focus, Zoe,” Grace mock scolded her.“You can drool over the hottie after we’ve eaten.”

Zoe gave the teen a wry look, then tried the door.“It’s locked,” she said, unsurprised, yet disappointed.“Maybe we should try the back door.It might be open.”

“I’ve got it,” the teen said and pulled lockpicks out of her pocket.“I told you I’ve got skills,” she said with a grin when Zoe raised her eyebrows.She had the lock open in a couple of minutes, then pushed the door open.“It’s a bit musty, but I can’t smell anything rotten,” she reported.

Stepping inside after her, Zoe closed and locked the door.Just because they couldn’t see anyone else didn’t mean the town was truly deserted.They left the lights off as they made their way to the kitchen.It didn’t have any windows, so they turned the lights on.

“Let’s see what goodies they have on offer,” Grace said, then opened the large metal door to the freezer.“We could live in this place for months if the power stays on,” she marveled.

Zoe stuck her head inside, taking in the metal shelves full of frozen goods.There were hamburger buns, loaves of bread, sausages, beef patties, steaks and a variety of other food.“We can cook some to take with us, but we won’t have electricity, or a fridge to store anything in,” she said.

“How do you know that?”Grace asked as she grabbed some supplies.

“I saw it in a vision,” Zoe replied.“Pretty soon, no one will have power, unless they have generators.”

“Are things really going to get that bad?”the teen asked.She had an armful of food when she strode past.