Chapter 0229

Really, right now, the urgency was only for my sister. She was the one causing me the most danger. She was also the one I wanted to know the most about.

Was she there by her own free will? Or because she was coerced? Tonight, I wouldn’t rest until I learned

the truth, and then either saved her or stopped her.

“Promise me,” Julian said. “Only snooping.”

I sighed. “I promise.”

“Good.”

As Julian stepped back, Nicholas came forward.

“Show me how to break a hold once more,” Nicholas said.

“Okay.” I was nervous too. A little bit extra practice wouldn’t hurt.

Nicholas locked me in a hold.

Julian rolled his eyes. “You just want another reason to put your arms around her.”

I blushed a little, but Nicholas didn’t let me go. “Show me, Piper,” he whispered into my ear.

So I did.

through the tunnel, following the long trek to Terry’s

flashlight again, but this time he

walking on and

through the tunnel, I felt something tug at the emptiness inside of me. The thing that

It was dim, buried beneath some kind of fading

was there.

warning, before I

grab for me, but/l slipped under his reach before he could

quickly, recklessly. I didn’t care about anything

around my waist. Nicholas’s

down, Piper. You aren’t thinking

properly restraining me, since my arms and legs were free. He had taught me many tricks to get out of just

no stranger, and he didn’t mean me any

to control my fast breathing. My heart was

exaggerated his own breath. I felt the steady rise

my back. “Come

tried to focus on his words, his commands, but my wolf was right there. It was calling for

thoughts were scattered.

said, but my voice wavered.

sure?” he

Julian said.

as a concession. I had been lying. I wasn’t okay. But even as desperate as I was, I knew running off now would only make things worse. For Elva’s sake, my wolf’s sake,

No matter how difficult

Julian nor I added anything, he slowly removed his arms

around my waist.

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