ARIEL'S POVThe moment Evana locked the apartment door, my legs nearly gave out beneath me. The sharp clicks of three deadbolts echoed through the silence, one after another. Then she dragged a heavy chair beneath the handle, securing it in place.For the first time since escaping the estate, I wasn't running. I wasn't hiding behind trees or waiting for glowing eyes to emerge from the darkness. I was inside. Safe.At least, that's what I kept telling myself.But my mother's words still echoed inside my skull."If Adrian discovers Ariel escaped... he'll finish what he started." My gaze swept across the apartment, searching every window, every shadow, every corner where a monster might be hiding. My pulse refused to slow. Part of me was still expecting a massive wolf to crash through the walls at any second."Ariel."I flinched.Evana's voice snapped me back to reality."Lock the windows."Without even removing her jacket, she moved through the apartment, checking every lock, then chec
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