THE CLASH OF TWO WORLDS

room-the plush king-sized bed, the sleek modern decor, the scent of expensive cologne lingering in the

widened

didn't actually

ed haphazardly across the floor, and next to them were a pair of men's pants and a shirt. Her mind raced, piecing togethe

e fact she rem

her thoughts. How could she have let this happen? She barely knew the man, let alone that he wa

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it, spotting it on the bedside table. Her heart sank when she saw the missed calls-Hanna

ll, barely getting the phone to her ear befo

have you been? We've bee

lume, her head pounding

t something happened to you! And Caleb's been

with right now. Her mind was already scrambled from the intense guilt and confusion of

w," she muttered, pacing the room as she tried to make sense of the chaos

"What do you mean? Are you okay? You just disap

shook h

ing to steady her nerves. "

ere there, we

lt heavy on her tongue, like admitting

Hannah's head before she responded, her voice dropping to a

t tightening. "And it wasn't just a

e was palpable. "Kassia, do you realize w

s bad, okay? I wasn't thinking. I didn't even realize what was happeni

Kieran woke up. She needed to get out of here, to put distance between them, to prete

e. Like, now. Before anyone finds ou

eart

gather her scattered clothes. "No one will know.

ah asked, her tone worried. "Werewolves are differ

lurching. Imprinting. She

They just don't do it on random p–people" she stammered, trying to push the thou

ction she felt with Kieran last night hadn't just been physical-it had been primal, intense, u

gh

ing clock counting down to disaster. Her mind raced with what-ifs and

sly into the phone, already heading f

rned. "And for the love of God,

though she wasn't sure how

tly, closing the door behind her. She had to get out, far

much her life had

h the curtains. His head pounded with the remnants of the alcohol from the night befor

the entire time, pretending to be unconscious just to avoid the awkwardness that would come if he had to face her. He didn't

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