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time, I seem to be lying on somethin
hot and acidic. The smell of mold and da
a blur of gray shadows and a single,
oice was a low rumble, laced w
ge men. They stood in a loose semi-circle, blocking the on
his knuckles. The sound echoed in the small, damp space. "Awake, l
My half
g tone to trick me into drinking that drink. Soon after, I lost consciousness. So that's how it was..
t with fear. With a co
storage shed. My eyes cataloged every detail. Piles of rotting sacks. A stack of splinter
king. No one's coming to save you. Your useless fiancé
rp sting, a pinprick to the heart that was quick
front of the entire clan. If it weren't for him, how would I have becom
ok smaller, more afraid. My body, however, was coiling, shifting my weight onto the balls of my feet. It was a basi
some fun before we call her," he sneered, his eyes roaming over me in
ingers were inch
kward.
a sharp point of bone, drove hard into the soft flesh just below his ribcag
orced from his lungs. He doubled ove
lf-second. A wolfless Omega wasn't supposed to
ve them tim
side of the lanky man's knee. A sickening crunch. He screamed, a
occo roared, f
, launching myself toward the iron pipe. My fingers brushed againsnked.
e iron pipe was now firmly in my grasp. I didn't try to get up. Fro
ed with Ro
ed by a roar of pure, animalistic pain
e from behind. I felt the air shift, heard his heavy footfalls. Without lookin
his gut. He made a sound like a
line was a fire in my veins. The three of them were on the floor,
t win a prolonged fight. M
heavy. I didn't bother with the handle. I threw my sh
d, splintered.
tured metal and wood. The door flew o
led out into the cool night air, gasping. I didn't know where I was, only t
echoed. "Get her! The Alpha will
ra
man-world survival training kicked in. I moved erratically, using the thick trunks of anc
ched. But my mind was a bl
hear them crashing through the undergrowth b
dden in the shadows, snaked ou
, a cry tearing from my throat, my arm
t hit the f
imply vanish
t with a strange, yielding impact. I landed on some
helming and complex. It was like snow-covered pines and a crackling bonfire, laced with an undpressing against what I thought was the
's ch
ll in ragged,
h suppressed torment,
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