Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 134

My phone buzzes in my pocket, and I pull it out to find Soren’s name on the screen. I answer quickly, needing to hear his voice. “Bree?” he says, concern lacing his tone.

“My dad is in an induced coma,” I reply, trying to keep my voice steady.

“What hospital?” he asks, urgency creeping into his voice.

“Blackwood Hospital.”

“I will head there straight after my meeting tomorrow,” he tells me. I sigh.

“No, I will be back in a few days,” I say, the weariness of the day creeping into my voice. “Then we need to talk, Soren. I have to tell you something.”

“Okay, and yes we do,” he replies, his voice calming me even amidst the chaos.

As I hang up, I know I can’t keep my secrets hidden for much longer. But for now, I focus on my father, hoping for a sign of life, a sign that he’ll pull through.

living room is filled with familiar yet distant memories, the worn–out floral wallpaper and

so long feels surreal, like stepping into

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and comfort now feels foreign and distant, as if it belongs to someone else’s past, not my own; for so long, I craved coming home, and now it’s like it was never my home, to begin with. I don’t belong here; this is no longer home; home

you,” I tell her as she falls

Doctor should call soon with news of your father,” she tells me, and I nod, picking up my fork. I eat the dinner she made me. It used to be one of my favorite dishes, but now it tastes bland. Isn’t it strange how something can lose its taste when the memory of it

just say Aubrey of Blackwood Pack?” I whisper, turning to my mother, my fork frozen mid–air. She

mutters, but the news anchor continues, “King Soren is not only engaged to Aubrey but she is believed to be the fated mate of Rhett Miles.” My pulse quickens as I try to

feeling a wave of dizziness wash over me. My mother places

the screen, framed by

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