"Dunno if I'd call it 'lucky,' bein' as we wound up here in the first place. But yeah." Her shoulders hitched. "Didn't feel like stickin' around and waitin' to see whoever managed to put me there."

The whole thing stank, in so many ways. Like a trash can full of used baby diapers.

"You did the same, huh? Good instincts." Allie wasn't above handing out a compliment when she felt it was deserved. "How long you been out? And do you prefer Gabe or Gabriel?"