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Chapter 24 Part 2: The Predator

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The club was loud tonight.

I stood at my usual post near the VIP section, watching the crowd, cataloging threats the way I always did. Two drunk men near the stage — harmless, just stupid. A group of women celebrating something, shrieking every time the music changed. The regulars nursing their drinks, eyes glued to the dancers.

And everyone — everyone — talking about the beast in the woods.

"Did you see the new footage? Thing's gotta be eight feet tall."

"My buddy works for Fish and Wildlife.
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  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 29 Part 1: Roadtrip

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    I didn't hear the shot — just felt the impact, the white-hot pain that made me scream into Fao's fur. My leg spasmed, nearly losing my grip, and I felt the bullet punch through muscle and out the other side, burying itself in Fao's flank.He stumbled but didn't stop. Didn't even slow down.El! His voice in my head, frantic with terror. El, are you—"Keep running!" I screamed through gritted teeth. Blood was soaking my pajama pants, hot and wet, but I could still feel my foot, could still grip with my legs. "Don't stop! Don't you fucking stop!"You're hit—"It went through! I'm fine!" I wasn't fine. The pain was blinding, nauseating, but the bullet had passed clean through the meat of my thigh — missed the bone, missed the artery. I'd live. If we got out of here, I'd live. "How bad is your side?"Fur caught most of it. Barely a scratch. He was lying. I could feel the pain echoing through our bond. But he was right — his thick fur and dense muscle had stopped the bullet from going deep.

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