ELODIEAn Hour Earlier…“Now that I think about it, I should take you out of the picture now.” Cassandra said under her breath, her grip tightening around my neck. My body shook underneath her and I began to choke on air. It didn’t seem like she was just joking. The pressure she was applying to me was enough proof, and I could actually die in a matter of a few seconds if I didn’t get her off immediately. I winced as she lowered her body on my bulge. Gone was the fear of dying. My breath seized, and all I could think about was the pup inside me. Shit. I fought to raise my hand. Just as I was about to try to nudge her off with it, the gate burst open. “Get away from the Luna Queen now!” The guard that led me to the dungeon rushed forward. As he grabbed Cassandra, pushing her off me, instead of standing up, my hands went limp by my side and I pretended to have fallen unconscious. Instead of getting me away from the dungeon, and locking Cassandra up, the guard was going to focus

ELODIE“What are you doing?” Maximus’s voice rang out in my mind. My pulse spiked and I tried to block off his mind-link, but he was like an unstoppable storm. “Come back to the packhouse now, Elodie!” He ordered sharply, his tone strict and at the same time laced with a hint of fear. I carefully moved faster down the path in front of me. I didn’t want to imagine what was going through his head. All I knew was that I had a limited time. I needed to do what I had to do before the Lycan king would come after me or send out his men. As much as I wanted to run, I couldn’t risk my pup’s life. Instead, I reached inside my dress and retrieved the handkerchief I’d slipped out of Cassandra’s gown pocket when she attacked me in the dungeon.I brought it to my nose and inhaled deeply, searching for her scent. The moment I caught it, my senses sharpened. Her scent was dawdling in the air around me.Cassandra was much closer than I’d thought.I began to walk faster. I was about to round the

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