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I walked out of the patient’s room, carrying the chart in my hand and going through it.
I instructed the nurse beside me on what to do to one of the patients in the chart.
I came to a pause when someone stopped in front of me. I was forced to lift my head from. the book, and in front of me was Marta.
Oh, great.
“Do you need something, Doctor Monroe?” I resisted the urge to roll my eyes.
“Yes.” She had a dubious smile on her face. “How has life been without your best friend being close to you?”
I widened my eyes at her. Was she really going to do this in front of a nurse.
Turning to the nurse beside me, I dismissed her.
“What is wrong with you, Marta?” I shook my head.
“Why don’t you tell me? I mean, it’s been two days since he was kicked out of the pack. How
do
you think that makes me feel?” Her smile stretched. “Really good.”
I didn’t have the time for this.
Shaking my head, I walked past her.
“If I were you, I’d be very careful, Lyric.” I stopped walking. “I’m not one of those bitches who would attack you without warning you. Right now, I’m telling you to watch your back. Because you and your stupid friend will pay for what you did to me.
“And what exactly did we do?” I snapped at her. “All we wanted to do was reveal the truth.”
“Which turned out to be a lie. You almost took my kids from me. You almost took Jaris from me!” She came forward, her feet nearly touching mine.
“I’m going to make you pay. I’ll make you regret trying to cross me. You’ll see.”
I had mixed emotions as I watched her leave. I was angry, but I couldn’t deny being uncomfortable. Marta could be crazy sometimes. I know it.
I spent extra hours at the hospital trying to arrange some things. Before I knew it, I was exhausted and passed out on my desk.
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The nap was so sweet and peaceful.
When I finally woke up, I gasped at the time.
What the hell?! It was past ten! How did I sleep for so long?
I quickly gathered my things and left the office.
On my way to the car, I checked my phone and found several missed calls and texts from
Jaris.
JARIS: Where are you, Lyric? Do you even know what the time is?
It was sent thirty minutes ago.
I rolled my eyes. Funny how he was concerned when he’d ignored me for three days when Jace was locked up.
I tried to call him back but couldn’t reach him.
Settling in my car, my phone lit up with a text.
My face went from cool to mad when I saw the sender and the message.
Roderick: How was work today, Ly? Do you need someone to tell all about it?
Why was the asshole texting me?
Like the first time, I didn’t reply. I wasn’t going to give him the satisfaction.
I started my car and hit the road.
I vibed to a song as I drove with ease.
Everything was peaceful.
Until it wasn’t.
I came to a halt when I noticed two cars in front of me that were turned upside down. Beside them were people on the floor.
It looked like an accident.
But then, I looked closely, and what I saw made my blood freeze.
No.
On the victims were other people that had their fangs in their necks. They seemed like wolves judging from the yellow glint of their eyes.
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But what unsettled me was the fact that they seemed to be sucking from the necks of the victims on the ground.
What were they sucking off? Their blood?
My heart thundered in my chest as I watched the terrific scene. This wasn’t normal. None of it was. Wolves shouldn’t be sucking from other wolves. What was the meaning of this?
In seconds, a million thoughts crossed my mind. I contemplated calling Jaris. But before I could reach my phone, one of the strange wolves turned his head at me.
My eyes rounded, my heart stopped working and my lips parted without a sound coming out.
I didn’t think. I shifted into gear, turned the wheel and made a quick u–turn. But from the corner of my eyes, I saw them coming after me.
No. No. No.
I drove as fast as I could, but they were also fast, and in no time, they were ahead of me.
What were they doing? They shouldn’t be in front of a moving car!
My hands shook on the steering as I stepped on the gas pedal. Maybe I could run over them.
But I didn’t have the chance as, to my surprise, they flipped my car over when I reached them.
I screamed so hard as I landed roughly with my car. My entire body crashed along with it, heavy pains hitting me everywhere.
For a moment, I thought I’d pass out. Or worse, die. Not having a wolf was terrible. There was no backup for me.
My car was turned upside down when it stopped moving. They kicked my door open and dragged me out to the ground, but not before I managed to grab something from the back of my seat.
“No…” I whimpered, sharp pains still shooting through my body.
Who were they? How could they be this powerful to do this?
“Wow. She’s a fine one,” one of them said.
I was laying on the ground while the three of them stood hovering over me. They didn’t look familiar in any way, and they had blood on their lips. Clearly, they’d been sucking the blood of those people on the ground.
Did the same fate await me? Were they going to suck my blood as well? Kill me?
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The thought brought tears to my eyes. This whole thing was terrifying. No wolf should be able to do this.
“You should taste her first,” one said to another. “I doubt I’ll be able to stop when I start.”
They chuckled and the one that had been spoken to started coming closer.
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