Chapter 149

• Trey shook his head. "The Feds aren't cracking this time. The best we know right now is the same as before. They think they have a lead. They seem to be picking apart her last days of freedom systematically. They've questioned all her friends and relatives. They've moved on to minor associations, classmates, coworkers. They've pulled in all the members of the staff at the rag where she works and have been trying to weasel out her contacts. They've retraced her steps as best they can and torn apart every building she set foot in. From what we can tell, they've come up empty handed. At least we assume so, cuz they're still looking."
• Natalie knew that they were talking about her. Who else could it be?Rag, she thought with annoyance,no one ever takes fringe reporting seriously. Maybe I shouldn't either.Just when she started to think that her brain had abandoned her, pieces of information started to click into place in her mind.From the way they're talking they must not be with any branch of the government. Well, duh, Natalie,she thought at herself,they wouldn't have broken me out of there if they were. Not to mention the word "lycan" being dropped repeatedly. But if people are still looking for my tapes then maybe I'm not insane."Don't do that," she whispered at herself. "The minute you start talking crazy again, it's back in the strait jacket." Natalie wrapped her arms around herself protectively and hunched down in the chair.
• A sudden hand on her shoulder made her jump. "I'm not going to put you in a strait jacket."