Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 169

Dropping back down, I reach for the nearest crate, dragging it beneath the window. The rough scraping sound seems deafening in the tense silence, and I freeze, heart pounding, as I listen for any reaction.

“Did you hear that?” Rhett’s voice booms, dangerously close.

My heart hammers against my ribs, the frantic beat pulsing in my ears as I scramble onto the crate, fingers scrabbling at the rusted window latch. It’s stuck, refusing to budge, the metal crusted over with age and neglect.

Come on, come on, I plead internally, panic rising like a tidal wave in my throat.

“She’s over here!” Bianca’s triumphant shout pierces the silence, and dread washes over me.

With a final wrench, the latch gives way, screeching as it grudgingly opens. I push the window outward, cool night air rushing in to caress my face, carrying with it the scent of salt and freedom. I grip the window frame and start to haul myself up, one leg out, body twisting as I try to wriggle through.

you don’t!” Rhett

vice–like grip clamps down around my ankle, yanking me back so hard I nearly slip from the frame. His hand feels like iron, digging into my skin, dragging me away from the brink of escape. Desperation

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me!” I scream, my voice ragged with

my skin, sharp and vicious, digging

ground. I hit the floor hard, the impact jarring my bones, and

back on me in

neck, teeth sinking deep into my flesh, tearing through skin and muscle. The pain is blinding, sharp and searing, like fire spreading from his bite. I feel it immediately–the invasive snap of a bond, brutal and violating, forcing its way into my mind,

bond snaps into place, a vicious, possessive force that binds me to him against my will. I thrash, my hands