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.”

burning into me as I walk past him, my heart racing. Damian doesn’t ask me any more questions as we head back toward the conference room, but

quietly as we near

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my teeth. “No. He was just showing me

I can still feel the heaviness lingering between them. Max looks up at me with his big, innocent eyes, a bright smile on his face as if the world isn’t falling apart around

Soren says softly, his eyes flicking to mine, searching for something. “You alright?”

my tone light. The last thing I need is for him to start asking questions, especially not here. Not

nods. “Alright. Let’s get out

time!” he announces, and for a split second, his excitement manages to cut through the fog

step outside. The sky is dimming, and the city’s lights flicker to life around us as we head toward