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Chapter 31

Jasmine's POV

I knew I was being watched. I didn't know where they were, but I could smell them. I read Barry's mind; he really thought I was stupid and weak. I've been around longer than the young king has. I have seen his father, his father's father, and his father's father. Can you guess how old I am? Probably not. I've already made up my mind, and my answer is no. Now, I have to figure out how to let Lucas know what's going on since I'm being watched. I made it home, opened my door, then locked it. I made a booby trap on my door—I put a wire around the doorknob, then placed my shotgun right in the middle of the door. If anyone tries to even open my door, they will be shot. Yeah, I know how to set things up. Like I said, I've been around for a while. I placed the paperwork in a large envelope, then I put it in my floor safe. I covered it up with my carpet and placed my nightstand back over it. These will be safe no matter what happens, but I also have the copies. I'm going to need my small duffle bag. I got that out of my closet, placed the copies in the bag, then put it beside my bed after I filled it with clothes—just a few pairs of jeans and shirts. I can buy what I need when I go on the run. I have a feeling that I'm going to be blamed for this, so I need to be ready for anything. The two days can go by fast, so I called to make a trip by train and by plane, so they have no clue which one I will take. I called around town, making sure I had a bus ticket as well. I told them I would pay as soon as I get there, just have the ticket ready. Even though I won't be going there because they will make sure the bus station is surrounded. I had everything covered. What they didn't know is that I had a getaway. Trust me, I had everything covered—I always do. I took my shower and then laid down for a bit. I wasn't tired; I needed to relax before I went to sleep.

Luna's POV

Two days went by, and Renee and I are still on the road. The only time we stopped was for gas and the bathroom. We ate when we were hungry and got something to drink when we were thirsty. After being on the road for a few days, I was finally getting tired. Renee and I took turns driving. If I got tired, she would drive while I slept, and vice versa. But both of us were tired as hell. So we decided to stop at a hotel. We rented just one room with double beds. The girl looked at us, then sniffed the air. She growled at me, thinking I was a rogue. I knew I smelled since I hadn't taken a shower in a few days. I was going to shower once we got into the room. But when she growled at me, I pulled her by her shirt close to me, growling right back at her.

“Listen, bitch, I'm not a rogue. I've just been driving for a few days to go see family. If you kindly just give me my hotel room key, I will take a shower and then rest. If you trust to mess with us, I will rip your head right off your shoulders. I'm not in the mood for BS right now,” she whimpered and told me how sorry she was.

“I'm sorry. There are rogues that come here all the time. We don't like them here. They try and tear everything apart, and they don't care who they hurt.”

“Yeah, well, we're not rogues. We just smell because we've been on the road for a few days, that's all,” she handed me the key to the room. We went inside. I took a shower, feeling much better cleaned up, and then she did the same. I knew the desk girl was going to call for help, so I needed to be prepared. We were only going to sleep for a few hours and then leave. So that's what we did. We slept. When we woke up, it was three in the morning. We packed our bags, left the door key in the room, and then left. When we got into the car, I could smell the scent of wolves. They looked through my car, thinking they would find something, and my guess is they didn't find anything. I did find a note with only one word in it, it said "Leave." I chuckled before I crumbled the note up. I wrote on it, knowing they will look at it. I wrote, "F**K YOU!" and crumbled the note up, tossing it out of my window, then sped off. Renee laughed, knowing that what I did would piss them off because I let my tires spin for a second, then hit the gas. I knew I left tire marks in their driveway.

She screamed, "YOU'RE CRAZYYY!!" I started laughing as I sped on, knowing full well they would be after us in a few minutes. It took about five minutes for us to be as far away from that hotel as possible. But it didn't take long when we heard the howling of wolves. They were pissed off. They were the ones that started it. They were shifted and running toward the car. So I pressed the gas pedal all the way down, and the car was way ahead of the wolves. I gave Renee the pistol and told her to shoot.

“What the hell do you want me to do with this?”

“Shoot, and when you're out of bullets, get the other one from the backseat,” she nodded. I don't think she knew what she was doing, so I said, "Forget it.”

"Grab the wheel, don't let go. When I get over, you get over at the same time, but don't stop the car. You got it,” she nodded, ready to get over when I did. So, we counted to three. She put her foot on the gas so the car wouldn't slow down. Then she scooted under me when I went over her. She was in the driver's seat while I sat on the passenger side door. I waited until I saw the first one, aimed the best I could, and then pulled the trigger. The wolf went down. Alright, where are the rest of them? And then I saw them; they were coming up fast. I started shooting one by one. Then I grabbed the other gun. I started shooting as many as I could. One jumped forward; I shot it in mid-air. That was the last one. I got back into the car, sitting back and laughing.

“Girl, step on it. I know this car can go faster.” Shit, what a morning. This is just too screwed up. All because we smelled a little. Well, they should have never left the letter or even looked through my car. They're the dumbasses. We needed to get to the next town so they wouldn't be looking for us. If I missed any, they would go back and let them know what had happened. They will do anything possible to get to us, so we need to get as far away as possible. We headed toward the next town. Maybe that's a bad idea. How about three towns over, and then we will get some rest. They don't think we would do that; they will probably think we will stop at the next town. I'm not stupid. My father taught me very well not to do dumbass things, and stopping in the next town over is a dumbass mistake. They could grab us right there and kill us, and that's not happening today. Let's see how long we can last until we get to the other towns. Maybe then we will stop and sleep through the night.”

Jasmine's POV:

It's been a few days, and I have noticed that more people have been around than usual. I have to lock myself in my office so no one would just walk right in. I had my duffel bag kept in the trunk of my car because today is the day that I get out of here. I had enough money to get me to London, and then it would keep me well off for about twenty years. I couldn't take the money out of my account like I usually do, so I had prepaid cards to ensure they won't be able to be tracked. I thought about everything; I'm sick of being followed. They suck at hiding. I'm not sure if they followed someone before, but they do suck at it.

I put the files that I was looking at away. It seems more money has been transferred to this company called R.S. Company. I've never heard of this. Why are they actually taking money away from the king? Do you think he is that stupid? The king has money everywhere, and they've only been taking it out of the only account they know of. I was done for today. I got my briefcase, ensuring I took everything out of it and burned it in my fireplace the other night. This way, there are no deep dark secrets they could find nor any copies of things they could read. Those are in my floor safe. The only one who knew about it was the king. He knew that if I went missing, he should go look. I even gave him the code to the safe, and he knew not to leave it lying around for the wrong person to get a hold of it. I was ready to head out, putting everything away, walking toward the door. I turned off the machines and the lights, then took one last look around. I left one folder out; I had a purpose for that. Then I opened the door. I could smell them; they were hiding. So, I took a deep breath, shut the door, and left the building. I got into my car and took off. They were following me in a wolf form. Shaking my head, I laughed at them. I began to speed away. I knew they could easily catch up with me, but not so fast. I put my foot on the pedal and sped away. They had to run faster, and I didn't even get a chance to hit the next town when they jumped on the car, clawing at the roof. The others busted out the passenger window to try and get a hold of me. I think they thought I would be screaming for dear life. But no, this was fun. I was driving so fast that when I stepped on the brakes, they went flying off the car, hitting the road hard. Once they were off the car, I sped away. After they shook off what I did to them, they came after me again. But this time, three of them. What the hell? They were just waiting for the other two to finish, and now three were after me. I'm not sure how I'm going to do this, but I need to get rid of them, too. Goddess knows if I don't get out of this, I’m as good as dead.