Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 145

Before he can respond, my mother’s desperate voice cuts through the tension. “Please, Rhett!” she cries out, and I turn to see her looking up at him, her face etched with panic. “We’ll cover whatever she stole! Just let her go!”

Her words hit me like a physical blow. Stole? What is she talking about? I want to shout, to defend myself. My mother knows I never stole that money, and she must be playing along by the way she glares at Bianca. The room spins around me as confusion and fear battle for dominance in my mind.

I look back at Rhett, searching his face for any hint of what’s going on. But all I see is that cruel smile, promising consequences I don’t even want to begin to imagine.

“No!” I shout, my voice finally breaking free, fueled by a surge of anger. “I didn’t steal anything! Mom, call Soren!” My words echo in the sterile hospital room, bouncing off the walls and amplifying my panic. I turn to my mother, but her gaze is fixed on Rhett, terror etched into every line of her face.

Inside, I feel the walls closing in. My breath comes in short, sharp gasps as I struggle to make sense of the situation. Why won’t anyone listen to me? Soren would know what to do; he’ d clear this up in an instant. If only I could reach him.

My mind races as I desperately try to come up with a plan. I need to get out of this situation, and the only person who can help me is Soren. But how will I reach him when I’m stuck here in this hospital bed?

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It’s only then that I notice her

throat.

voice dripping with satisfaction. She digs one claw into the hollow of his throat, and my heart drops into my stomach. I take a step

towards me. “He’ll

through all the possible outcomes of a fight between us and none of them are good for me knowing

not so

need to leave before Soren gets

cuts through my thoughts like a knife, a chilling sound that sends a shiver down my spine. I

laced with mock. surprise. His eyes glitter with malicious glee

not going to be sentenced to death for betraying the king

reels at his words, struggling to make sense

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