DANIKA All that goes through my mind in an instant is the urge to flee from him immediately. So I try. I dive for the door, fear sinking deep into me. He sighs, pulling me back onto his lap with a firm grip on my waist. "Relax," he says, and my heart pounds even harder. How can I relax, especially when his eyes are glowing in an unnatural way? "I want to go home," I blurt out, and he shakes his head. "No." My eyes widen. "W-what? Are you...are you going to kidnap me?" He shrugs. "If you run from me, I will." A shiver runs down my spine. He definitely means it. What have I done? I wonder, my palms getting sweaty. "Will you let me explain myself?" He asks. He seems desperate. It makes me falter. So I nod, slowly. "I'm a werewolf," he says, and I freeze. Ravenhollow's unspoken rule, the myths about nightwalkers... suddenly everything makes sense. "You shift under the moonlight?" I ask, and he cracks a smile at me, his dimples popping out. I try to pretend t
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