et

My heart races, my thoughts are a mix

Where am I? The memory of the chase, the

acing heart. I run my fingers over my arm

ulse quickens. Could it be Maya? I don't know

n, and my breath ca

a bun, and her warm brown eyes are locked on me-sharp like she can see

closer, I h

You gave us quite a scare," she says, with

d the intensity of her ga

and the words get stuck. Finally, I ma

lena. You're i

thoughts, so many questions racing thro

room, trying to make sense of it all. "I was runni

ember the shadowy figure, snapping the li

t me here?

You were passed out near the edge o

saying. "In front of your house?" I repeat, in c

my child. Welcome t

the name in my he

f course, I've heard

pack, rich in wealth and influe

where they reside, but they are a force that eve

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om the Blood Moon Pack. Selena has helped me s

he cares for me, almo

oking for me. They might think I'm dead

ng me out of my thoughts. I look

hone and plac

interview?" she asks, h

Kayla," I reply wit

a liking to me. Not that I'm complaining-i

d me about

making my way insi

everything I told you. Be

say, the

cess and power, and I feel a flutter o

I assist you?" the front desk rece

oice steady despite the nervous energy racing through m

side and wait w

and into a conference room. I feel out of place as I see

ir and sit, trying

ly opens, and the air

shifts. His presence commands the spa

s focus is unmi

the rest of the room fades into the backgr

s gaze stirs something deep inside, something I can't quite put into

. Fuck my life. I don't even have a wolf ye

muscles, broad shoulders. His face is striking, with stron

he says, pointing directly at me. His voice fil

emotions, to see if he recognizes me as h

I feel everyone's eyes on me. I straighten my back, forcing myself to m

cing gaze fixed on me as if he's tryi

ibrating through every cell in my bod

ons. It shakes my nerves, making m

tand frozen, my legs feeling

the door leading to a grand office-a blend o

g to a chair opposite his desk w

ushion, feeling the nervo

leave mine. "Dismiss the rest of the applicants," he or

e. I've been picked for the

his fingers as he studies me with an

best of my ability. I notice his interest is piqued,

e need at Knight Group. Welcome aboar

hing he says sho