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Kade’s been following her for weeks and she’s so mixed up she’s wondering if he’s potentially done something worse. Strange, inexplicable things keep happening. She’s lied to her family and friends about it all because she doesn’t even understand it herself.
Everything hurts, and Elara does her best to let it all out, tears flowing down her cheeks as she places a hand over her mouth to muffle the sound, just in case there’s anyone around. Some part of her hopes that Kade will follow her out and feel guilty enough to offer an explanation, but the rest of her is relieved when he doesn’t and she’s left to cry in peace.
It takes almost half an hour but finally, she hiccups to a stop and leans her head back against the cool bricks of the building, taking a breath to try to gather her thoughts. She feels drained. Exhausted.
And more confused than ever.
Yet, one thing is becoming more and more clear.
Kade is connected to all of this. Why had he been following her for weeks before she was scratched by the wolf? Had he known something was coming?
Can he explain the curtains changing color? What just happened in the lab?
Elara pushes to her feet and walks down the hall, wiping at her cheeks as the questions fire through her mind. Is whatever he is just as impossible as everything else that’s happening around her?
She stops, smiling apologetically when someone behind almost crashes into her. That would mean Kade…isn’t human. Her eyes widen and her breath disintegrates as one final question gains substance.
Surely Kade didn’t do this to her.
Did he?
9
Kade
Kade drops to the ground, sliding between Guy’s legs on the wood floor and coming up behind him before he has time to turn. He lunges, locking his arms around Guy’s neck and trying to pull him off his feet.
“Impressive!” Guy commends, but then reaches and grabs the back of Kade’s head.
In one quick, devastating move, he throws him bodily over his head and Kade falls flat on his back. He hears the hard wood groan under his weight right before Guy comes flying down, elbow readied to smash into his solar plexus.
Kade rolls, kicking his legs around and swooping Guy’s feet out from under him right at the last moment. Guy tumbles to the ground, laughter echoing in the room, and for a minute they both lay on the ground and pant.
“You’re getting better,” Guy says, giving a thumbs up from the floor next to Kade.
“Maybe you’re just getting old?” he quips back, laughter making the corners of his mouth tilt up.
“Low blow, little wolf. Low. Blow.” Guy rolls to his knees, bracing his fists on the floor and ginning through sweat-soaked hair. He’s everything Kade aspires to be—strong, powerful, menacing. Kade’s not there yet, but soon.
Soon he should be able to beat him.
Guy rises to his feet and holds a hand out to Kade to help him up, and he takes it. Before he’s fully on my feet, Guy’s left hand is swinging and wind rushes over Kade’s head as he ducks at the last second. He’s coming on strong again, fists flying as Kade ducks and blocks every blow.
The fact Guy can't seem to hit him has Kade feeling untouchable, undefeatable. So he steps forward instead of retreating. He ducks a blow, then comes up from underneath, landing a punch on Guy’s left side and making him grunt on impact.
“Cheap shot!” Guy shouts.
Kade laughs, rolling his eyes as he brings his fists up to defend himself. “You always said shifters don't fight fair, so why should I? Kill or die. That’s our motto, right?”
“If that’s how it’s going to be…”
The sun slips behind the mountains in the distance, igniting the entire boxing studio in the harsh orange light of sunset. Kade raises his arm to his eyes and winces, completely missing the movement as Guy attacks. He’s shifted in a wink, and the great wolf that launches itself towards Kade is as much of a surprise as anything he’s ever seen.
Guy angles down, his powerful paws pinning Kade to the floor as his teeth snap and froth right above his neck. Golden eyes, pupils dilated in rage, watch Kade’s reaction. Gauge what he’s going to do, and for a split second he can’t decide. It’s a split second too long.
Guy lunges forward, teeth clamping around Kade’s arm as he raises it to defend myself. Guy rips his head back and forth, dragging him bodily across the floor.
“Guy!” Kade screams, batting at his head with his free hand as he feels like he’s about to rip off his arm. Panic swells, panic like he hasn’t felt since that night at the camp.
