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“We don’t know this man,” Mom whispers.
“He knows Ramsey.”
“The man you’ve known for aweek?”
“Mom, please,” I say, struggling to hold back more tears. “Just trust me. That’s all I can say right now. Trust me and know I’ll never let anything happen to you.”
“To us,” she says, brushing a tear from my cheek after a moment. “Okay, Ruby. Let’s go.”
Liam steps forward. “Do you need help packing?”
Mom sighs, nodding to the suitcases in the corner. “Most of my things are still in there. Ruby might, though.”
“I’m fine,” I tell him, walking toward the bedroom.
“Just be fast,” Liam says. “I don’t want this to get even more out of hand. Fucking hunters. Fuck...I’m sorry, ma’am.”
Mom waves a hand. “I have a feeling there are bigger things to worry about now.”
I go into the bedroom, close the door behind me and lean against it for a moment.
The wolf is mine, Ramsey is mine, the wolf is mine.
My mind flips over, and my belly does the same, nerves trying to stop me from moving, but then I start quickly packing my things and stuffing clothes into a bag.
I almost laugh as I pause, wondering what Ramsey would like more, then I keep going.
My bed sits in the corner, small and sad-looking, with the sheets pressed into place. Part of me wonders if this is the moment,poof, and I’ll be sitting up, morning sunlight filtering through the window.
A knock at the door quiets my thoughts.
“We need to go. Now.”
CHAPTERTWELVE
Ramsey
I sit in the meditation room, my eyes closed, trying to focus on my breathing and my breathing alone.
My wolf batters at the walls of my resolve, howling to be set free, gnashing its teeth inside of me when I think about the alleyway.
Her.
The room of the safe house is scent-proof, closing me in with the candles, nothing else but earthy tones in the air. That’s all I can think about, the earth and the scent, or I’ll snap again.
I’m twitching within, my heart beating as though ramping up for a change, but I can’t let that happen.
Down, down,I roar in my mind, talking to the wolf.
But then I think of her hand against me, how soft it felt, and the emotion in her eyes. Her scent returns to me, strongest of all, as though she’s suddenly in the room.
She’s going to be here soon. I can’t keep letting myself go like this.
How will I ever stop?
We canneverbe together like this.
I can’t hurt her.
