Chapter 74

JESSICA

I have no idea what to say.

Hook up to find Riot but he’s already gone. What the fuck did I do? I wanted to cry my eyes out because I just let a stranger touch me.

My body is still in fire.

I’ve held on for so long to not want Riot’s touches, but the pain is beyond me. No matter how much I try to stop him from touching me, my body still

betrays me.

Goddess… what did I just do?

I push off the bed like it’s on fire, moving before I can think too hard. Thinking is dangerous. Thinking means feeling, and I can’t afford that right now.

Clothes hit the floor. I grab the first clean leggings I see, a sports bra, my boots. My hair goes up in a knot, fast and messy, and I splash cold water on my face like it’ll snap me back to reality. I don’t look in the mirror–I already know what I’ll see.

I slam the door behind me and head straight for the field. The sun’s already high, burning the world gold. Warriors are stretching, sparring, joking like their lives aren’t all disasters.

Mine is.

“Jess!” Logan’s voice cuts through the morning haze. He jogs toward me, face flushed from training or concern–I don’t care which.

I keep walking.

“Hey!” He catches up, falling into step beside me. “You good?”

“I’m fine.”

He gives me a look like he doesn’t believe a word.

“You weren’t at breakfast. Pierce told me not to wake you up.”

“I wasn’t hungry.”

“Are you avoiding me?”

“I had things to do.”

a hand through his damp hair. “Grayson’s been

freeze. Just for a second. Just long enough

about Grayson,” I snap, pushing forward faster, eyes locked on the man wiping sweat from his brow, oblivious to the stares that follow

pauses, halfway through pulling

and plow forward, my shoulder

it,” he grunts,

mumble, mortified. Goddess, I’m such a disaster.

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Holy shit. My eyes widen seeing it in broad daylight. There’s amazing talcool p looks like a wolf spans

night?” He smirks, catching me staring. “See something you like,

“N–no.

don’t know.” His voice is playful but his eyes

helping me with the…” I glance around, lowering my voice,

state or the hungry stares

his head, dark hair falling across one eye. “I’ve been told I’m good with my hands

my skin, cool against my fever, flashes hot through

“You’re impossible,” I mutter.

my ear. “You weren’t complaining last night. In fact-” he leans in, lips brushing my ear“-you were making

his hand away, “It was just biology. Any wolf would

wolf?” His eyebrow arches, amusement dancing in those dangerous eyes. “What the hell is she

gaze and found a blonde girl

quickly grab the girl’s wrist and yanking her toward him. Even from here, I can see the

my side. “That’s Theo’s

“Huh?”

you?” Logan’s eyes narrow. “Theo

jaw drops.

course,

hand on my shoulder

that means someone knows about his plan and I have

no one can smell the fear pouring

my room, I pace frantically, biting

I dial Grayson’s number

I throw the phone on my bed and

to see him. Now. If Theo was exiled,

his office. The corridors are eerily

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