Malakai tapped on his coffee cup as he waited on the park bench outside of Mercy Corp. He glanced down at his watch for the tenth time in just as many minutes and his leg started to jiggle impatiently.

Light: [She still has five minutes to get here. She probably left her wallet behind again. You’re overthinking it.]

Dark: [You should’ve just bought that tracker like I told you. Just one quick needle injection, and we’d never have to worry about this again. You damn pansy. She’s probably being murdered by one of the interns as we speak.]

Malakai rolled his eyes at his inner voice, but perked when he saw Wren jogging over, wearing her usual jeans, nerd tee, and flannel. He instantly slipped into his charming, flirtatious persona.

“Hey, gorgeous.” He smirked as he stood to greet his best friend, running his fingers through his hair. “I was beginning to think you got lost.”