Chapter 111 - The Hunted One

Rissa’s POVThe moment I turn the corner, I disappear.Not completely.Not in the way they want me to.But enough.I pull the power inward, tightening it close to my skin, dulling the ripple it sends through the air. The street ahead is narrow, broken, lined with empty buildings that lean like they are tired of standing.Perfect.I slow my pace.Not because I want to.Because I need to think.Boots thunder past the intersection behind me.“They went this way!”Wrong.I press my back against the wall, holding still as three Hunters rush by without looking. Their focus is forward. Their mistake.I exhale slowly.That was too close.The silence that follows is worse.Because I know they will realize it.And when they do, they will come back harder.Smarter.I push off the wall and move deeper into the alley,

Baca selengkapnya

Chapter 112

What I Won’t Let Them TakeMark’s POVThe moment she turns and runs toward them, something in me snaps.Not control.Not instinct.Something deeper.Because I know that look.I have seen it before.Not in her.In people who have already decided what they are willing to lose.And I am not letting her become one of them.“Rissa!” I shout, already moving.Too late.She is gone.Not gone gone.But far enough that the Hunters close in around her, their formation swallowing her path, their focus locking onto her like she is the only thing that exists.Which, to them, she is.Josh moves.Not toward her.Toward me.And that is my first warning.My second is the way the Hunters shift.Not all of them follow her.A handful break off.Circle back.Cutting me off.

Baca selengkapnya

Semua Bab Another Chance : Bab 111 - Bab 112

Chapter 111 - The Hunted One

Chapter 112