Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 190

“I tried to tell you but the timing never felt right.” she whispers and I barely catch it over the hum of the engine.

“How can I be sure?” I ask, hating the vulnerability in my tone. “How do I know that everything – your feelings for me, us

wasn’t just another lie?”

Aubrey leans forward. “Why would you think that? I never intended to get involved with you or Max, I was trying to lie low with Grandma.”

“So it was all a lie?” I tell her.

“What? No… it… I am…” Aubrey reaches out, her fingers. brushing my arm. I flinch involuntarily, and she withdraws, hurt flashing across her features.

she whispers. “Originally I was running but never from you, Soren. I swear it. I would have told you, I should have told you but…

Part of me yearns to pull her close, to lose myself in her warmth and forget the pain of the

I am struggling to understand how

didn’t tell you, I would have but I was petrified of losing you and Max or the life

Chapter 100

me and I know that much is true because she threw herself off a cliff to keep my son safe with no regard for her life as

her. She sits curled in on herself, looking small and lost. Despite everything, my heart aches

mindlink telling the guards to open the front gates, I won’t be stopping, I don’t want to risk anyone spotting Aubrey in the car. It would be out that we found her by now, and captured her and Bianca, but no one knows what we have done with them. I need

down in the back of the car until I tell you to sit back up.” She looks at me but quickly complies, lying down across the backseat without

What else has she hidden?

can sit back up.” I tell her and she does. I see she wants to ask why as

I say finally, meeting her gaze. “But I need time.” Breaking the awkward

single tear trailing down her cheek. “I understand,”