All of Cole's hard work these past few days had finally borne fruit.
Josie Quinn could clearly feel the invisible barrier within her body shatter under a torrent of surging energy.
Her shape-shifting superpower had successfully upgraded to the third tier!
Her senses were keener, her transformations faster, and she could hold her forms for longer. She could even simulate more numerous and much finer details.
When Cole noticed this, he became even more insatiable in bed, pestering her relentlessly.
But after her upgrade, Josie wasn't so accommodating. On several nights when Cole wouldn't leave her alone, she ended up kicking him out, bag and baggage…
On the eve of the stronghold's frantic preparations to relocate, a few uninvited guests appeared, travel-worn and weary, just outside the security perimeter.
It was Landon Hughes, Joel Joyce, and Gordon Grant.
