Chapter 16: Hiding

Eden’s POV

I tore through the forest like a crazy person. I had to get away! It was a blur of branches and pine needles. I lost my footing a few times and stumbled, but I managed to catch a branch to steady myself.

What the hell was I doing? Was I nuts? I had just run away from the Lycan King!

The. Lycan. King.

And now I was in the forest, the dangerous forest, with nowhere to go.

Think, Eden, I chastised herself.

It was only a matter of time before the Lycan King realized I was gone. He would come looking for me. He would send out all his warriors. He would….

“EDEN!”

I stopped dead in my tracks. Warriors. His warriors.

The Lycan King already knew.

And now he was trying to find me.

Fear prickled down my neck. They were chasing me. Tracking me. They were good at this. They would find me.

“EDEN!”

Shit. They were close. Much closer than I had hoped for. I didn’t have much time. They’d close in on me soon. My heart pounded in my chest. What should I do? Where should I go? I start