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.

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

movement ahead snaps my attention forward. A familiar figure stands frozen several

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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 eyes after everything

at each other across the distance, the silence stretching taut between us. Soren’s expression is unreadable, and

somewhere between a prayer and a question.

outstretched. Longing and 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 screech into the parking lot around the docks. I

desperate contorts his features. It sends confusion, skittering

I hear the door to the little office cabin–looking thing I

ground. Pebbles bite into my back as we hit hard, his body covering mine. More shots ring out, bullet strikes pinging off the pavement

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