Maya's POV.“Make it quick.” The second werewolf told me. “I don't have a minute more to spend here.”I nodded, squeaking over to the blind spot behind the dark tree, crotched over and bent like I was about to pass out urine.“Do it now.”I poked out of the tree. The air was cold, the guards head turned the other way, his eyes fixed on the driver scrolling his phone, their lips moved in a conversation.I swallowed, the bushes behind me looked thick enough to hide me, their leaves rustling, hiding the sounds of my footsteps.“I can do it.” I whispered to myself. Then move!I pushed my clothes back in place, slipped out of my shoes as I picked them up. As slow as a snail, I took my first step.My heartbeat was through the roof. My breath hollowing. My eyes went over my shoulder twice before I took another step. By my fourth breath, I made it in hiding. The bushes were thick enough but too obvious— I needed a plan.My eyes shot at the stream down the way. It flooded into a river down a c
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