Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 201

The more I move, the clumsier I become, and the stranger I feel as I scoop up the container. The side is cracked but the glass didn’t shatter, so I try peeling off the lid. It’s like I’m a stranger in my own body, and I hate it as I fumble with the lid off, my claws in the way. Wait, claws?

Maribel approaches me slowly, her voice soft and soothing. “Aubrey, sweetheart, take a deep breath. It’s okay, this is all normal-”

“Normal?” I snarl, whirling to face her. The word tastes bitter on my tongue. “How is any of this normal? I feel like I’m going insane!”

I immediately regret snapping at her, but I can’t seem to control the words spilling from my mouth. Maribel, however, doesn’t even flinch. She maintains her calm demeanor, which only serves to irritate me further.

Suddenly, Soren bursts into the kitchen, his hair still damp from the shower. His eyes are wide with panic as they lock. onto me. “Aubrey,” he breathes, relief and worry warring in his voice.

The moment I see him, something primal stirs within me. A low growl escapes my throat, and I find myself moving towards him, drawn by an irresistible urge. My eyes roam over his body, drinking in every detail. I want him. No, I need him.

Soren’s expression shifts, understanding dawning in his eyes. He holds out a hand, his voice low and steady. “Easy, Aubrey. I

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now, but we need to get you out of here, you’re reacting to the bond,

resist the urge to pounce on him, my mind a whirlwind of conflicting desires. “What’s happening to me?” I

need your first shift. You’re jittery, everything feels intense–it’s

shift? You

will settle down. But right now, your body

eye. Max comes bounding into the room, his face lit up with excitement.

he shouts, panic lacing his

lock onto Max, tracking his every movement. Something primal stirs within me, a need to chase, to play, too… Max skids to a halt, his smile fading as he takes

with Aubrey?” he asks, worry creeping into his voice. “She

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on my arm. “She’s just feeling a bit more… animalistic right now,” he explains carefully. “Until she

furrows for a moment before he shrugs, apparently satisfied with the explanation. Before Soren