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pened up

cold glue. It hurt a lot when my bare feet hit the wet ground. Every step was a blur of fear

t care,

had t

other's broken words were too much for me to handle. It was painful to fe

n is

pregnancy

ter wa

d hear her small, bright laugh, wh

hard for me to see clearly. The thunder was loud, but I cou

though. I had

sed as a pawn by oth

d in the bush because of the storm. I could feel the ground shaking under my feet as the wind

, there wa

sh of silver ey

oved under my skin, it was alert and antsy. "Who's

that I could feel in my b

fur, and something I didn't re

nt

y ankle turned in the mud when I tried t

w. It was big and tall

trong hand grabbed my arm. I scratched at the stran

e rumbled. "I'm no

blinking the rai

he dark, his amber eyes were too steady and bright. Even though his clothes were s

I demanded, try

ttle. "You're not on sa

"Please a

g look, he said, "You

me like a lig

rogue named Ghost Alpha who had betrayed the Coun

aid it in a whi

ve." You should be grateful. The hunte

ee fingers coming through the rain. Even though there

o in my gut. "We

hold on my wrist got tighter,

make

look that s

n't even have a chance to say anything. He moved so quickly, and his sk

, "I don't

a little. "You say that w

n. My ankle was dark with bl

as r

ground was wet. It was too late for me to say anything because I

e. A cave lay ahead, but it was hard to see because of the rocks and roots that hung over

ft voice, "You

he said, "Storms are predictabl

eyes. "You f

and then he looked at me. "An

hough everything was go

e in his eyes. It wasn't feeling sorry for me. Not

ou're a Rivers,

ot sore. "H

her," he said. "

rt a lot. "Y

. "He wasn't the man t

eathing. "You mean the

keep something from the world

I spoke

lashed, wild an

cave. It was clear to me that he c

charm in the shape of a tear. "He gave this to me

in my hand, it

f a little glow w

nd shook.

st royal." "It's the last piece of the puzzle that your father died

hun

y. "Worse. Someone is

ut Adrian? He was very quiet, very calm,

stopped moving. His eyes became mo

, "What

t. Then it said in a low

was someone getting closer: the s

eight, and tightened up hi

fast as I held on t

d out the sound of footsteps until there

quick light

im righ

ri

re with angry waves comin

a low, scary voice.

"Lycan, you can't t

ith icy eyes. "You sho

he air cracked, and old

ep back because I wasn't sure w

listen to

s raw and fierce. Adrian's was the next. It was brighter and

moved under

efore I could s