Chapter 187

Chapter 0187

Watching the vampires rip Sarah apart in front of me had been awful. I couldn’t shake the vision of it, the red of Prince Keenan’s eyes as he stared at me. I knew it was a dream, but the sounds, the smell, watching it happen, it was ́overwhelming, and I hope, once again, that Sarah got away.

It takes me some time to come back to my senses, to my current situation. I’m in Liam’s pack, I’m in my room, I’m in the large bed that I’ve been sleeping in, I’m in Liam’s arms.

Wait, what??!! I 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 feels comforting, safe. My hand is on his bare chest, a chest that is very muscular. Rather than feel the repulsion that I used to feel with the prince, I want to run my hand over his muscles. I 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?”

“I don’t want to upset you more, so if you don’t want to talk about it, just tell me. But, I want to know about the other girl you mentioned.”

and

I 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. I look up at him. He’s looking at the ceiling, a thoughtful look on his face.

“What is it?” I 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, I was concerned about you, so I didn’t think much of it, but now I’m wondering if it’s this girl, Sarah.”

I sit up and prop myself on my elbow so I 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 they found her?”

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.

“I thought she would be safe with the hunters. I was more worried about me and what they would do if they found out about me. I didn’t even think about her. I should have thought about her.” I’m getting myself worked up again. Why didn’t it occur to me that she would be in as much danger as I 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. I 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.”

I 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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