Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

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Soren shifts, attempting to make even less of himself, pressing me against the wall like we can somehow bleed into the tiles.

Maribel, however, is not one to be put off. “Don’t mind me; we are both girls, after all.” She giggles. “You haven’t got

anything I haven’t got!” She chirps like that is supposed to make me feel better about being spotted naked by my fake mother in law. Oh gosh please don’t open the door.

“Soren disappeared on me. Oh well, I have other things to do,” she says and I try to peer out the frost glass but only see a shadow through the thick shower screen. She seems to be fixing her hair in the mirror.

“So, I was thinking about the something blue for the wedding. We have a traditional family anklet for the wedding, it’s been passed down generations to each bride. But I need to measure your ankle, I was a bit of a porker when I married and Soren’s last wife thought it was gaudy and refused to wear it. It won’t take long, I just need to measure your ankle to see if I need to get the chain and links adjusted.”

I panic internally. Soren’s presence here could not be discovered, especially not like this. “Oh, I’ll just finish up and jump out.”

“No, no, you’re fine, I don’t want to disturb you, just slip a leg out the door I will be quick, I have a measuring tape here, I always carry one you never know,” she insists, and I pull a face at Soren as we both stare at her through the glass. Did she

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just pull a measuring tape from her cleavage? I shake my head at him. I am not having his mothers boob tape measure my ankle! I nudge him, and he nudges me back as we have a silent mouth war, I am almost tempted to shove him out and give him up to his mother!

“You do it!” he mouths and I point at the door, we probably look ridiculous like we are miming at each other in some foreign language neither of us understands. No! I mouth at him and he presses his lips in a line when his mother’s voice reaches us again.

“Don’t be shy. It will only take a second, dear. I won’t even look, promise; just slip a leg out.” I grit my teeth when Soren suddenly lifts his pants leg, and I stare at him before my eyes widen in horror as he slips his leg out the door. Oh goddess! He smirks at me and I cover my mouth with my hands to stop from giggling when he shoves his leg out the door giving it a wiggle.

sticks awkwardly through the frosted shower screen,

a sharp intake of breath from Maribel. “Oh

her and Soren

not to insult me, but

asks. Soren jabs

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blurt, and he looks at me like I am

and Soren stiffens when I see his

monkey. You put Alaric to shame with this

natural,” I tell her as she continues

certainly have to go before the wedding.

ankle,

hell

covering my mouth to stifle my laugh. Soren glares at me,

need of a pedicure, maybe a groomer, I’ve never seen anything like

like that all over?”

myself covered to not scare Max.” I tell her. Soren slips his leg in and shuts the

Not to worry, we’ll take care of

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come

I have to get out now,” I manage to say between my stifled laughter. His face is beet–red with embarrassment, and the way he squirms is just too funny as she strokes