"Probably not." Nadia nods in agreement. "But I think if we figure out where the hunters came from we can eliminate that particular problem. You might want to get Allison's father out here to have a look." Meanwhile, Nik will sort out a few things for them in Vegas and hopefully this problem will be gone for good.

"I don't know," she says softly, just keeping him curled close. "Sometimes these things just happen. But given time, I'm sure you'll figure it out again. You were pretty good at that once - that's not the kind of thing that goes away for good."