Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 8

Bianca shrieks and grabs his arm, trying to pull him off of me.

“Rhett, what are you doing?” she panics, her eyes wide with fear. But Rhett only pushes her away roughly.

“Stay out of it, Bianca,” he growls at her, his eyes blazing with anger and possessiveness. “I may take you as my Luna, but you have no say in what I do with my mate.”

Tears continue to stream down my face as I lay helpless beneath him. My heart aches with betrayal and broken trust, knowing that the man I thought loved me would sell me off like a piece of property.

Rhett’s hand moves down to my backside, squeezing it roughly as he leans closer to my ear. “I guess, I’ll see you bleed after all,” His words fill me with disgust and revulsion. How

could someone who claimed to love me be so cruel?

“How could you do this?” I sob out, the question more pleading than angry.

Rhett pulls away from me then, standing up straight and smoothing out his suit jacket. He looks down at me with cold disdain in his eyes. “It’s just business, sweetheart,” he says.

Rhett’s grip tightens, and I struggle against him when Nathan. speaks up. “Alpha, I think your guests have arrived.” Rhett stops while I can hear my heartbeat pounding in my ears like a drum. He shoves me, and I hastily stand, rushing toward the doors. I would rather take my chances with the guard.

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Rhett growls. Nathan nods, seizing my arm

all, I now have to punish

me out the door. Only to realize Nathan had lied about anyone waiting to

were you thinking?” he hisses at me, leading me to the elevator. I wasn’t thinking,

fate my mate has planned for me. As security officers drag me into the elevator, I know this is my only chance. I did not throw away my

keep my eyes ahead as I slip my hand into my bag and grasp my deodorant can. I bide my time until the elevator doors

open.

floor, my finger slips over

as I hastily close my eyes to avoid getting any in them. The smell of the artificial lavender assaults my nose, but I ignore it, focusing on freeing myself from Nathan’s grip. He stumbles back, yelling in surprise and pain. Using the element

lunges toward me, but my years of training as an

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kick in, and I see it coming. I

stomach, causing him to double over. I then knee him

1. me.

his hair and slamming his head into the elevator wall. With the two of them incapacitated, I step over their slumped bodies and scoop up my handbag. Taking a deep breath, I straighten my posture and calmly walk out of the elevator. I can feel the

sprint to my car, fumbling with my keys as I open the

escape.

of where to go, I kept driving, knowing I couldn’t return to

me. My mother will never forgive me for the harm

the city and into the countryside. Sprawling fields and quaint farms replace the familiar sights of skyscrapers and

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