They'll just hover over you, waiting for you to get out.

What makes them probably a little bit more dangerous is that they release an alarm pheromone after they sting, which signals other bees to come and attack. Where European bees might come in and sting one time, Africanized bees could probably sting 10 times.

It's the nursery industry that is really flourishing on the Treasure Coast. I'm starting to see more and more wholesale nurseries come up this way.

Some of our nurseries started covering up back on Friday.

It's like red ants: If you're out in the field, out in the yard, you just have to be alert to that. With proper knowledge, people can avoid attacks.

Auburn Mason Reed,” I say out loud.

What are the chances?

I smile and run my thumb over the letters in her middle name. “We have the same middle name.”

I look back up at Adam, and he’s lowering his bed again with a faint smile on his face. “That could be fate, you know.”

I shake my head, dismissing his comment. “I’m pretty sure she’s your fate. Not mine.”

His voice is strained, and it takes a tremendous amount of effort for him to roll onto his side. He closes his eyes and says, “Hopefully she has more than one fate, Owen.