hot up my legs, but I shoved myself back up and kept running,

irls who used to pretend to r

s not Luna

see he

to move, my lungs to pull in air

see. I slammed the door shut and collapsed onto the bed, my hands

stuck, the lace tangled, and the more I s

the bed, staring up at the ceiling a

d through my window

y. Why did you give me hope just to c

the cold, indiffere

hing. I needed air. I needed to get

stand, I heard foot

ter. May's

er voice muffled but clear through the door. "Watc

gone through with it." Luke's voice, low and

er." May's laugh was light, cruel

not our prob

rustling and a soft

. Or better still, I sh

to the door. My hand shook

threw i

across her mouth, Luke's shirt half-unbut

ent, we all just s

without feeling

casually, like I'd caught her doing something

de me want to tear the

I was surprised by

ct the words I said. He frow

kissed her again, slow and er

my words wit

feel sad at all, and I even felt s

e in my heart: I want to

an to the garage. The Thought

red in a thick layer of dust th

the dim garage light. Running my hand over the cooled met

urchased with my own money. Father had frowned when I started riding. "It does

me feel alive in a way nothing else did.

e drawer, and started her. The engine roared t

d never

t on, visor lifted. One last look in

whispered

iced somet

at their posts were on the ground. They seem

the

un the throttle

raw and full of

denly went c

Maxwell,l at the front. He pointed directly at me, his face

l do you thin

out smaller than I int

ould smell the aggression rolling off him in waves as he loo

d the guards, who rush

he killed them," The

! I DI

st noticed..." I tried saying

ING THINK YOU ARE GOING, C

eavin

ace darkened, teeth bar

What the hell did I do? I told

he pack's guard in your escape" his eyes glea

and left me speechless

my bike when I heard his voice

rrest her i

it now." My hands were shaking

I didn't want to be stuck in any more of this shit. I didn't kill anyone,e

g to stay

and started ICE, heart

ce, a cold order being sent out,

her imm

followed would

snapping. The crushing sound of bodies re

t were calling on all near

where the guards had been, their eyes glowing in the d

k," Maxwell snarled to the las

unde

sn't an

s an ex

eally i

ng away from home because I had to survi

olf, I still had heightened hearing, sharper scent, quicker reflexes, a

hrottle. Ice ro

e hunt

my fall from the pack a

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