Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 118

Rhett grabs me by the arm and shoves me into a nearby corridor, his grip tight, his voice low and dangerous. “You’re coming home with me. You’re my mate, Bree. I won’t have you playing pretend with a king.”

Fear lances through me. “Rhett, let go.”

“You belong with me,” he growls, stepping closer, his breath hot on my face. “Not him. Is that where you’ve been hiding all this time with him, pretending to be your dead sister?”

“What did you expect after what you did?” I snap at him. “To watch you with Bianca? Fucking hurts, doesn’t it?” Rhett growls, and I try to jerk my arm from his grip.

Before I can push him away, Damian, walks in. “Everything alright here?”

Rhett loosens his grip, his expression smooths over into something resembling calm. “Yes. Bree was lost. I was just showing her her way back.”

Damian narrows his eyes, but gestures for me to come to him. “I’ll take her from here.”

racing. Damian doesn’t ask me any more questions as we head back toward the conference room, but I can feel his

quietly as we near the

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lying through my teeth. “No. He was just showing me the way.”

lingering between them. Max looks up at me with his big, innocent eyes, a bright smile on his

says softly, his eyes flicking to mine, searching for something. “You

not here. Not with Rhett sitting across from us, pretending like

gaze lingering before he nods. “Alright. Let’s get out of here, then. Max, ready to go

up, and he jumps out of his seat, grabbing Soren’s hand. “Popcorn time!” he announces, and for a split second, his excitement manages

make our way out of the building, the cold air hitting my face as we step outside. The sky is dimming, and the city’s lights flicker to life around us as we head toward the