Chapter 142

KASMINE

My legs propelled me before my brain had the time to think I ran as fast as I could into the crowd.

All I could feel was him. That magnetic, horrifying pull closing in like a vice around my ribs.

I reached for Jake and pulled him by his arm. He was the closest person I could find. Claire was nowhere to be found.

"Jake. Jake. Come." I couldn't even form the words I wanted to say.

"What-babe, what's going on?" he stammered, confused, half-turning toward me.

1 didn't answer. I just yanked him with everything I had, dragging him out of the crowd and into the parking lot like the devil himself was behind us.

Because he was

I felt Kester's presence closing in on us like smoke. It was so fast that my heart almost jumped out of my mouth. His scent grew stronger, too. And it was mixed with fury and danger.

Panic clawed up my throat.

"Jake!" I practically threw myself into the passenger seat of his car-the old, beat- up piece of junk his uncle barely lets him drive. I didn't care. I slammed the door shut like it might keep a monster out.

"Drive! Just drive!" I screamed.

he fumbled the keys, his heart pounding so loudly that I could hear it. "Okay okay, okay, okay," he

lot and out of the compound and sped off. "What the

out the rear windshield, expecting to see a blur of

1. US.

I knew him

wouldn't just

black wolf of his came for us he'd catch up

are we going? What's wrong? Are you fine?" Jake asked, panic threading through his

a broken voice, Just drive, Jake. Please. Anywhere. Just take me

I was crying until the tears blurred

so hard

my

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heard it to be. Despite myself, I still felt a strong, impossible pull toward the same

mate bond? The Blood Claim? The

me to deal with. And for the first time in my life, I didn't know

Because the truth was-

I had ever really escaped him at

an hour as Jake sped

Oval Motel. Nothing but gravel under the tires and moths fluttering against the dim neon sign. It was quiet and

gave me a sense of security, knowing that it was

the motel. He wouldn't know I was there. 1 Inside, I collapsed onto the worn-out bed. My limbs felt like stone, too heavy to carry the weight of my

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