Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 187

I turn away from Bianca and make my way to the door of the shabby cabin. The wolfsbane is still coursing through my veins, making every step feel heavy and labored.

But despite the poison, I feel alive and invigorated from the adrenaline rush of the fight. My senses are heightened, and everything around me feels more vivid. But there’s no time to savor my relief at my escape. Rhett’s call means he is

probably sending others to help Bianca at any moment. I have to get out of here while I still can.

Heart pounding, I race for the door, desperate to escape this nightmarish prison. To get back to my family, my pack.

Back to Soren.

out of the warehouse into the cool sun–filled air, gulping deep breaths to steady my racing heart. The sudden openness feels almost dizzying after the suffocating confines inside; I clutch my knees and look around to find I am on one of the piers, huge ships docked along one side, and I stare out over the water before turning my gaze to the building I just escaped. It’s only a single level, making me wonder where they moved me from as I peer over the side of the railing to see the water. Knowing I can’t stay here, I start running towards the end of the pier

ahead snaps my attention forward. A familiar figure stands

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me wants to rush into his arms, to be back in his embrace. But another part is unsure if I can bear to see hatred or disgust darken his

silence stretching taut between us. Soren’s expression is unreadable, and his posture is

somewhere between a prayer and a question. My steps falter hearing him use my full name

fear tangle in my throat. I want so badly to reach for him, but I’m terrified of his rejection, his anger. I notice Damian standing behind him not far away as more cars

another step when something urgent and almost desperate contorts his features. It sends confusion, skittering through me. Why

the air at the same time; I hear the door to the little office cabin–looking thing I was

lunges forward with extraordinary speed, slamming into me and knocking us both to the ground. Pebbles bite into my back as we hit hard, his body covering

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