Chapter Twenty Four

LUCY

Days passed by and I still hadn’t thought of what to do. Maverick hovered around, repeating the exact words he had said before about history repeating itself. No matter how I tried to make him spill the truth, he wouldn’t succumb. All he kept saying was time would reveal itself. When was time going to reveal itself? When Chris dies or what?

There was no way I would stand and watch anyone hurt my mate, not even Cade. I chose to see him in his pack, though it was risky. I had done it before so I could do it again.

That evening, I sneaked out of the pack to avoid the prying eyes of Cade and his men, whom I knew had been keeping close tabs on everything I’d been doing. Another person I tried to avoid was Maverick, who continuously gave me the creeps anytime we met. He was gradually becoming a psychopath, and everyone could attest to it.

As I journeyed to the pack, I noticed some unusual movement around me. The crunchy sounds from the leaves gave it away. I knew immediately that I wa