Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 189

Damian tries to pass him a bag of food. Soren shakes his head but plucks a bottle of water from Damian when offered. Damian shrugs, biting into his sausage roll while starting the car. I remain silent, twisting the bottle cap of my Coke when my nagging curiosity gets the better of me.

“Are you taking me to the council?” I ask Soren, and I see Damian’s eyes flit to me in the rearview mirror. He doesn’t say anything, and my eyes move to Soren. His jaw clenches, but he refuses to look at me.

“I should. If you were anyone else, I would hand you over,” he says, and my lip quivers.

“But you’re my fiance. If anyone has to punish you, it will be,” he adds. My heart flutters in my chest at his words.

“Rhett marked me,” I blurt like an idiot.

“I’m aware. I’ll handle that once we are home.”

“You’re taking me home?” I ask him.

Eat, and try

time, Damian looks at him nervously. “What’s happening once we are home?” I ask, unable to keep the tremble from my voice.

you.” he answers flatly and I know I won’t be getting a choice in the matter so I

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and only nod.

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corner of my eye in the rearview mirror as we drive in tense silence. The streetlights cast fleeting shadows across her face, illuminating the worry etched in her furrowed brow. Damian and I have switched places so he can have a break from driving. My hands grip the steering wheel tighter, knuckles white with the strain of holding back the storm of emotions threatening

lies, the secrets – how deep do they run? Was it all a lie? Were we a lie? Those are the things that play on my mind. My only relief is her compliance right now, she hasn’t tried to fight us, or run since

his senses are unparalleled so he’ll probably wake from our voices but he knows not to intervene with anything regarding Bree. I mean Aubrey, that will take some

head is against the window, eyes staring vacantly. I’ve ignored her most of the trip not wanting to say something I

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