Babysitting The Amnesiac Lycan King

King Novel 21

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Chapter 21

The market is alive with noise, but all I can hear is the blood rushing in my ears as I bole through the maze of site, y fixed on the man ahead. Fucking bastard. I'll get you.

He's fast-too fast for someone who looks as though they've skipped a few meals- t I'm fueled by something durger than adrenaline: anger.

This asshole has been stalking us, and I'm done running.

I dodge a fruit stand, the smell of overripe bananas slapping me in the face, and nearly crash into a vendor pelling for fresh fish. The man darts left, into a narrow alley between two brick buildings. Perfect. hhaed Opphet Exucky when i dost

avoid.

But do I stop? No, because apparently, I have the survival instincts of a drunk squirrel.

The alley smells like damp stone and regret. My boots slap against the uneven ground, the sound echoing as the walls dose in on me. I glance around, my pulse hammering. No sign of him.

Then, like a bad horror movie cliché, he appears behind me.

"Shit!" I whirl around just in time to block a punch aimed at my face. The force of it jars my arms, but I hold steady, shoving him back.

"Who the fuck are you?" I snap, my voice shaking more than I want it to.

He doesn't answer. His face is a mask of rage, his dark eyes drilling into mine as he lunges. I duck, the air above me whiding as his fist misses my head by inches.

Okay, so he's strong. But guess what? So am I.

I don't know where the hell this burst of strength is coming from-adrenaline, maybe? Or something else entirely. But it's there, and I'm not wasting it.

I grab his arm, twisting it behind his back with a satisfying crack. He grunts,

struggling to break free, but I slam him agains the wall, pinning him with my body weight.

"Start talking," I hiss, my breath hot against his ear. "Why the fuck are you following us?"

He coughs, trying to turn his head to look at me. "You'll regret hiding him," he wheezes, his voice raspy but steady. "You don't know what you've done."

"What the hell does that mean?" My grip tightens, my nails digging into his skin.

He doesn't answer. Instead, he slams his head back, catching me in the chin. Pain explodes in my jaw, and my grip falters just enough for him to shove me off. "Coward!" I yell, lunging for him, but he's already running.

I don't chase him. My jaw aches, my hands are trembling, and I can't shake his words. You'll regret hiding him. You don't know what you've done.

he mean?

wall, catching my breath. My mind races with questions I don't want to answer, but one thought stic.

step back into the market. The normal chaos of

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alley. My gaze falls to a crumpled piece

poster Enoch and

and commanding even in black and white with the bounty below. I pick it up, my heart thudding.

Enoch isn't... he

"Taryn!"

toward me. His face is flushed, his expression a mix of

long I've been waiting? This is unacceptable!"

yeah," I mutter, waving him off. "Calm your ass down. I'm here,

scowls but doesn't argue as I grab my bags and climb into the carriage. As we pull away, I glance at the

Could it be...?

my head, forcing the thought away.

doubt lingers, gnawing at me like a wolf with a

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wheels of the carriage creak to a halt, and I don't even wait for the coachman's condescending glare before hopping out.

humanitarian award. She clasps her hands dramatically, her

breath, shoving the bags into her

"You're such a

Fuck you too.

response, spinning on my heel before she can add more layers to

say behind me. Gritting my teeth, I

at a half-eaten apple as if it insulted his

flick up when he senses me, and just like

softly, holding up the brown paper

me as I set the bag down. I pull out the camera, shiny and new, and watch as curiosity lights

camera," I explain, holding it up. "You take pictures with it-freeze moments in time so you can look

them later."

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off, and tach flinched by Yuks

the camera to w wy

plan is pure durende face be cave middays wide

I'm cackling like a

when i