Watching the vampires rip Sarah apart in front of me had been awful. | couldn’t shake the vision of it, the red of Prince Keenan’s
eyes as he stared at me. | knew it was a dream, but the sounds, the smell, watching it happen, it was overwhelming, and | hope,
once again, that Sarah got away.
It takes me some time toe back to my senses, to my current situation. I’m in Liam’s pack, I’m in my room, I’m in therge
bed that I’ve been sleeping in, I’m in Liam''s arms.
Wait, what??!! | immediately go rigid. When did he shift back? Why did he shift back?
Liam said he wants to talk. He’s stroking my hair with one hand and his other hand is on my hip, wrapped around me from
behind, holding me against him. It doesn’t feel forced, it feelsforting, safe. My hand is on his bare chest, a chest that is very
muscr. Rather than feel the repulsion that | used to feel with the prince, | want to run my hand over his muscles. | want to see
if his body will shiver at my touch that way that Cyran’s does when I’m running my fingers through his fur.
“What do you want to talk about?”
“| don’t want to upset you more, so if you don’t want to talk about it, just tell me. But, | want to know about the other girl you
mentioned.”
and
| tell him about Sarah, about how we created our own little support group and how she told me to run when the hunters came.
He’s quiet while I’m talking doesn’t say anything when I’m done. | look up at him. He’s looking at the ceiling, a thoughtful look on
his face.
“What is it?” | ask him.
He looks down at me and back up at the ceiling before answering. “When we found out about the bounty on your head, there
was a bounty on another girl too. At the time, | was concerned about you, so | didn’t think much of it, but now I’m wondering if it’s
this girl, Sarah.”
| sit up and prop myself on my elbow so | can look at his face more clearly. “It had to be her. We were the only two that survived
more than a day or two. There wouldn’t be anyone else that they cared about.” The tears start to well up again. Do...do you think
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He looks at me, cupping my cheek in his hand and wiping the tears from my
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cheeks. “I don’t know. Do you know anything at all about her? Where she’s from? Where she was going?” I’m shaking my head
before he finishes asking.
“| thought she would be safe with the hunters. | was more worried about me and what they would do if they found out about me. |
didn’t even think about her. | should have thought about her.” I’m getting myself worked up again. Why didn’t it ur to me that
she would be in as much danger as | am?
“Shhhh. Hey, look at me. Tell me everything you know about her. What she looks like, her height, anything at all that may help
me to find her, and I''ll put out feelers for her. | can also check to see if the bounty is still active. If it is, it means they haven''t found
her yet and we may be able to get to her first.”
| look at him. “You would do that? For a human? A stranger?”
The look in his eyes is so intense, it’s almost painful. “I would do it because she needs help and it’s my job as an Alpha to help
those that can’t help themselves. But she helped you, helped you when no one else did. Helped you escape and kept your
secret. That alone is reason for me to help her.”
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