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sharp tang of rust. I pulled the heavy fabric of the black shirt tighter

ose stones behind me. I didn't need to lo

wearing my clothes?" he asked from behind, hi

ng a set of heavy keys from my index finger. "If you don't mind, I'

ered black truck, his dark brows knitt

tance between us in three long strides, his m

fuel, the wear, and the blood that's about

ad written. Without breaking eye contact, he snapped his wrist, tearing the

ted into the oily pud

id, his blue eyes burning with c

was far more stubborn

t. "If you're still alive, find me at the Black Ros

side of the Raptor, yanked the heavy

ussive rumble that vibrated through the steel chassi

my elbow on the sill as I looked down at

ping with sweet venom. "Toss those four sack

A high-tier Alpha, being ordered around

ere?" he growled, stepping up to the driver's doo

action. "Because I'm the only person on this continent who kn

rring with a brutal calculation. Finally, he let out a harsh breath

avy thud shook the rear

te, tossing them into the steel bed like bags of wet fertilizer. He slammed the tailgate shut,

l. "Three days. If you run, I will hunt you to the e

id, slamming the t

ound and slammed the gas pedal to the floor. The heavy tires gripped the cracked asphalt of

n the mist, his broad silhouette v

er console. I pulled a sleek, military-grade tablet from my

directly to the micro-transmitter I had slipped int

speakers, followed immediately b

so hard her teeth chattered. "Tell her I'm at t

, a cruel grin spre

from Eunice's wrath, the cowardly do

ng the accelerator. "Keep building that pede