ad, I had already jumped and failed to reach the other side of the cliff. I could

s only a fa

one, to

ment I launched myself forward, he caught my arm

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ground as pain exploded through my

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om my throat befor

mixing with the smell of rain-soaked earth. My arm had gone numb, but I refused t

ced myself to my feet an

uld endure it. I had trained myself to do that. It was one of t

apart!" another gua

it, I thought numbly. They'

eeth, tasting b

ack, although even I could

I wasn't going

life being meek, obedient April. The girl who never talked

ied when the man she loved broke her heart and

s A

was going

t a bitt

f my title, then May steals everything from me, and now I'm being called a

block my path. They weren't even trying to finish me off immediately. They

e toying

into a sob. "How ridiculous! She has a wolf, and I don't. I couldn't even tou

words, something stirre

his

hat sent an unfamili

ead. You want a

It had to be the adrenal

now you're hunting me?" I cried into the wind, tear

voice whispered again. 'They

ly, trying to get rid o

hese voices

s also trickling down my head. I must have hit it when Maxwell threw me to the grou

that w

loss was makin

d. The one person who had never looked at me as

your birthday next month. I'm sorry I never told you how much you meant to me. And

the wolf pendant, pressed aga

pent my entire life without a wolf, Stephanie had believed in

urred my

nd a better fr

nly slammed

er jacket and tore into my skin, s

rg

st connecting with something soft.

s

ched it i

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ts jaws wide open, aimi

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ed shut inches above my skull, and the rush

fu

o close. Wa

, a third wolf clamped

t g

o release me. Its teeth sank deeper, and I fe

s i

s how

ething t

ure surviva

ear, and yanked its head sideways with a

its grip just enough

e attack. My hands were shaking, and my entire body screamed in pro

started

he wolves didn't

an opening. Every time I tried to move, one of them w

ucking play

to give me just enough hope to believe I

s hell

aker with every passing second. Every movement sent anoth

rottle, and Ice

und, throwing stones and dirt into t

you hear me?" I shouted

the handlebars, fightin

ot you

and I meant