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turmoil, and my senses clogged with scents, s

ickling down my clammy skin. The feel of my bones m

ocking on the floor, back in Eunice's car. I tried to h

down until I couldn't breathe, until I was drowning, drowning in my sea of memories. My chest

was to see father advancing towards me with a large syringe. The point

sciousness that slipped into me, until I heaved a large breath and my eye

t opened above me and cool

ce frantically muttered

ed on the concret

.." Her incoherent muttering slowly faded into the back of my mind. I buried my face deeper into the material of her dress, shivering, fi

how long. Cars wheezed past us, windows slidi

if I decided to walk, I disentangled myse

atched me wearil

ating me like that. I'm not fragile, neither am I a

rs door. Turning to look at her, I

me, before seeming to snap

ignition and I laid my forehead against the

dled up to their teeth. It was nearing winter in Alaska, and unless you had a death wish, you'd

esolutely, drawing my attention. "When we get to the clu

werewolves couldn't get d

g to dance unti

t i

e music and alcohol. Not our pack-mates, not

I tucked my hair behi

oo

forking routes, we drove into a well-lit lawn. Other cars were

s; humans, drinks, sweat, cigarette smoke and stale perfume. The loud bas

of parked cars and drew level with the huge front doors.

t my notice first, before the dancefloo

we stood hugging on the curb; puzzled and suspicious. It could be because of the thin-layered clothes we wor

uses being on red alert, informing them there was something really

hat they had. Strobe lights flashed around, their long ra

, their bodies carelessly twisting in tune to the heavy music. On their faces were lo

ou go,

wned its dark-red contents. I spat it right back

was amused. "The stro

m across my mouth. "Didn't

soft, high cheekbones, hazel eyes and an athletic build. So why wasn't my heart tripping? I frowned, maybe

y frown. "An

rink, can still feel the sting in my thr

e the music, "I'll go ge

nod he

uge, ridiculous grin spread

have a bo

her tumbler, ta

p. "How on earth ca

to the size of hot air balloons--"unless we're not

. "Wait, ar

y sipping her drink. "Nop

d. "You

Sensing werewolves, my instincts went on

riend till date. Behind her, her two other minions sashayed forward to take their permanent

Latilda," sai

rs on the counter. "Like your current relationship, the na

ed hand, stopping her. She casted her smoky-eyed gaze around the club. "This place's filled with mortals, w

time I checked you weren't a witch." I looked

ed my ears, and one e

she addressed me, "Watch it, Latilda, or I'll not be responsi

threat?" Eu

going to do about it, Cinderella? Hit me with a broom?" Her mockin

s, finally spoke up, "No, she's going

idn't know to what extent she'd endured them, but unlike me, she hadn't been able to keep on putting up with them

tch us. The other half joined in when Heather forcefully pushed m

cruel amusement. "Cry off to daddy dearest?"

ed to quicken in ang

e. Urgently she whispered, "C

ed, "I'm sure mum

ward, colliding with her. We both tumbled onto the floor,

he crowd holle

eked. Her claws instantly lengthened

Eunice

of her dark hair and slammed her head

The crowd

tsteps of the bodyguards s

They we

ut on his face and rippling muscles. Something

sed my heated gaze on him, and something happened. As though propelled by an invisi

!" the humans screamed as they tumbled over

ger cleared from my vision. I spotted Eunice running towards me,

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