Chapter 235: All Alone on the Cliff

Moana

“The baby’s strength has proven to be incredible before,” I finally said, clenching my fists tightly next to my sides. “Try it now.”

After a moment of waiting, I felt my wolf’s power surge ever so slightly as she released a large amount of her scent.

“There,” she said, sounding somewhat satisfied with herself. “I released a lot of scent. Even more than before, when you were in the Rogue district. If Edrick is anywhere nearby, he’ll certainly smell you.”

I felt a bit relieved, but not completely. There was still the threat of Michael coming out of that mist, just like in my dreams. And now the rain and the wind were only getting even more intense as time went on.

“Kat?!” I called out into the mist, hoping for a response. “Edrick?!”

There was no answer. My quivering, scared voice was almost completely drowned out by the sound of the wind and the rain anyway.

I felt so stupid for following Kat into the woods. I should have stayed up at the mansion, where it was safe. If Michael was somehow out there, at least I could be close to Edrick and the other security guards; now, I didn’t even know where I was because of the thick mist that was settling around me.

same time, all of this almost felt like fate. Like it was all some sort of grand plan to get me out here

die at the hands of an evil man? Was this what happened

rain starting to seep through my clothes. My hair and my face were soaked, and I protectively rubbed my protruding belly, just hoping that if nothing else bad happened, that this cold wouldn’t harm the

I stared at the mist. Thankfully, not far off to the side, there was a tree standing all alone next to the cliff. I shakily made my way over to

the cold and the rain and the wind, I thought back on my vision from the night before with Dr. Rhodes. My vision wasn’t particularly any different from the others, but there was

in the mist, as though they were working

with Michael? Was drawing me away from the mansion

flashing through my mind was the eerie smile she gave me before she bolted

know exactly how long I waited there beneath the tree, but it felt like a long time. The wind and the rain whipped at my hair and my clothes, and I shivered violently as I pulled my light jacket closer around my shoulders

the while, I felt as though I couldn’t tear my eyes

were telling me the truth about what was to happen here, then it would likely be Michael. And I had no way to protect myself, nowhere to go, and no one could

yet?” I asked

sounded grim. “The rain is dampening my senses too much.

already was. The perfect storm… Kat had to have lured me out here on purpose. This was their plan all along — to get me isolated in a dangerous place with no way to get help or to help

just playing into their plan by releasing my scent so that I could

my wolf to retract my scent out of

think we should—” I began, but my voice faltered as

my chest. I scrambled to my feet, holding onto the tree with one hand to steady

I hoped

came closer, I could see that it was a man. My spirits raised a little; it had to be Edrick. The figure’s frame looked too similar to Edrick, and the way

shouted, waving my arm.

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