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.”

his damp hair. “Grayson’s been asking about

freeze. Just for a second. Just long enough for him to

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

my gaze and pauses, halfway through pulling his

plow forward, my shoulder ramming

it,” he

I’m such a disaster. “Uhm…I just want to thank…you

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in my throat as Riot yanks his shirt completely off. Holy shit. My eyes widen seeing it in broad daylight. There’s amazing talcool p looks like

about last night?” He smirks, catching me staring.

face burns. “N–no. I mean–the

I don’t know.” His voice is playful but his eyes are intense. This

glance around,

shirt aside, completely unbothered by his half–naked state or the

across one eye. “I’ve been told I’m good

of those hands on my

“You’re impossible,” I mutter.

complaining last night. In fact-”

back, smacking his hand away, “It was just biology. Any

dancing in those dangerous eyes. “What the hell is

and found a blonde girl standing at the entrance of the training

moving before I can even process what’s happening. He quickly grab the girl’s wrist and yanking her toward

at my

“Huh?”

Logan’s eyes narrow. “Theo was exiled three

jaw drops. “Exiled?

Shit. Of course, I fucking knew

my shoulder startles me. “You’re

to go,” I choke out, backing away. If Theo was exiled, that means someone knows about his plan and I have to get to that

run, praying no one can smell the fear pouring

I pace frantically,

mutter, grabbing my phone. I dial Grayson’s

up, damn it!” I throw the phone on my bed and run my hands

to see him. Now. If Theo was exiled,

the compound toward his office. The corridors are eerily quiet–everyone’s probably

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