Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 173

Her back stiffens and she straightens up from the wall, her hand nervously playing with a loose strand of hair. “Mom, I know; I’ll take care of her, don’t worry, Rhett assured me she won’t get in the way of us.” Her tone is softer now, almost pleading, as if she’s trying to convince herself as much as the other person. I almost scoff at her words, mainly because now I bear his mark. I can feel him so much stronger and his bond pestering the hell out of him to come back to me.

“Mom I know you don’t have to remind me, Rhett knows that is the only way to get her to mark him. But once she goes into heat her wolf will take over, she’ll mark him and the bond will be c9mplete. Then he’ll get rid of her once her pack is secured.”

The room around me starts to spin, her words echoing in my head. A cold dread seeps into my bones as I realize the gravity of the situation. Please moon goddess, don’t be so cruel to send me into a heat over that jerk. As if things couldn’t get w9rse! It’s bad enough that I am alone, in enemy territory, with no one to trust. Rhett is gone, and Bianca…Bianca is waiting for the perfect moment to end me and now I need to worry about his mark sending me into heat. Great, just what I need.

I want to yell, to scream. Chuck a damn tantrum at the thought. But my throat feels parched, like a desert barren of moisture, and my head is a whirlpool of foggy confusion. I also don’t exactly want to deal with Bianca. I try to make sense of why they’re doing this. They don’t truly believe the

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king will keep his word and make them part of the supernatural council? All too soon as that confusion wanes, I’m aware of a sharp, biting burn in my limbs, an agonizing sensation that can only mean one thing – they’ve filled my veins with wolfsbane once more. The poison seeps through me, turning my strength into weakness and chaining my wolf while sizzling every nerve, my skin feels like

bite into my skin as I strain against them, the rope only twisting the more I

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dancing with amusement as a sly smile creeps onto her face. She holds the phone away from her

well,” she purrs, her tone dripping with sarcasm as she saunters towards me. Her smile is like a predator baring its teeth – all malice and vile satisfaction. “Look who’s awake at last,” she taunts before folding

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