Chapter 121: Chapter 121: Brat Of A Twin

He howled in pain, dropping the syringe he’d been holding.

Chaos erupted in the room. Alarms began to blare, red lights flashing along the walls. I fought my way toward the door, biting and clawing at anyone who tried to stop me.

Once in the hallway, I shifted back to human form. Staying a wolf made it more difficult to weave in and out without getting spotted.

The shift back was even more painful, and I nearly collapsed from the effort. My vision spotted, and I had to lean against the wall to stay upright.

On my way out, I pried a t-shirt and a lab coat off of one of the unconscious technicians to cover myself. Then, I grabbed my shoes, hopping on one foot to put them on before I let the door slam closed behind me.

The hallway split into two directions. I chose left, staggering as fast as I could. Every step sent waves of pain through my stomach. I clenched my jaw, my hand reaching down to brace my lower belly.

Something was wrong with my pregnancy. With such a high dose of wolfsbane in me, I wasn’t even sure how I hadn’t already collapsed dead. Thankfully, there wasn’t any blood for now. But I didn’t dare linger for too long in fear that it would start.

I could hear shouting behind me, footsteps pounding against the floor.

Damn it. They probably had half the building looking for me.

I ducked into the first room I came across, slamming the door shut behind me.

The room was dark except for the glow of computer screens. And standing in front of one of those screens was Esther.

My eyes widened with horror when I realized that out of all the rooms, I had chosen one of the worst options.

barely even leaving the screen, “this is

it from her desk. I turned back, glaring at her

the keyboard, typing something quickly before she turned to face me

managed to escape.” Her tone was eerily casual, as if we were discussing the weather. “Impressive. That was quite a dose of wolfsbane they gave

narrowing my eyes. “You’ve already gotten

with a laugh. “Your baby is still intact, isn’t it? That

Pain pulsed through my stomach at the same time. “Let me

seemed to have worn down the last bit of Esther’s

her tongue and frowned. “You’re just like your mother—a pain in the ass. I should have

like a slap across my

wasn’t personal. Just business.” She turned back to her computer, tapping a few more keys. “Your parents were in the way.

had something to do with

with a shrug, “not directly,

they had died or if they

I managed to ask, my voice breaking. “My mother... I thought you were

your mother what she wanted. In

her life?” I squawked. “What could you have possibly offered her that would

the way my jaw was practically grazing the floor at her sheer audacity. “A researcher’s time

fury. This was bullshit! With every word Esther used to rile my

and continued, “She outlived her usefulness. Her death was killing two birds with

asked, my curiosity acting as the sole thing pinning me

such, hated the fact that I was researching it. Quite like you, actually. Only...” Esther huffed angrily, “I didn’t

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