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Somehow Liam had ruined her for anyone else and they’d never even kissed She wanted to curse his na it as an excuse to take her hand back "I spoiled our date At least let me pay for the drinks"
Mike hadn’t atteured he didn’t actuallylot was quiet Politely, he held open the passenger door of his BMW
As they steered out of the parking lot, the need to apologize again overwhelmed her She’d never been so rude to a date before "I know I said it already, but I really a at her, he pulled onto the two-lane highway that led back to the shtly in a casual shrug "It’s no probleainst the leather seat when he continued
"I don’t knohy you’d expect anything less when you’re associating with animals" The last word dripped with disdain and there was an unexpected rise in the pitch of his voice
It took a ister She’d never said anything about Lia a shifter And it wasn’t as if people could tell what they were by si at them But the way Mike said "animals," it was obvious he knehat Liae "Excuse ht his right hand up She saw the flash of the syringe and reacted Barely had ti the needle at her shoulder She used her ar as their forearms collided with a solid thud He still held the sed to pierce her
A bolt of terror splintered through her veins as she stared at the needle She wasn’t sure if it was poison or some sort of sedative, but whatever he planned to do, it wasn’t good If he knocked her out, he could do whatever he wanted Take her anywhere The knowledge sent another jolt of fear spiraling through her Despite the confines of the car, she turned, pressing her back against the door Then she lifted her leg and kicked out at him Her winter boots were thick and sturdy and had a two-inch heel that could do sohway and he had to keep his eyes on the road, putting hie
"Bitch," he snarled, and tried to stab her leg while keeping the wheel steady
He ain This tis The roads were icy and it was obvious he wasn’t used to the snow If he were, he’d have already gotten chains on his tires His inexperience was probably why he’d atte Idiot
The vehicle swerved across the road and the syringe flew out of his hand While he grappled with the wheel, she kicked out at hier This tiainst the side of his face and her other foot shoved the wheel wildly to the left He grunted and expelled a string of nasty curses as the car bucked sideways, but she didn’t care
All the air rushed fro slowed She heard the sound of a horn blaring in the distance, tires screeching, and braced herself for the iht and crouched low in her seat Her stomach shot into her throat as they flew off the road onto a snowy, icy embankment She felt like she was on a roller-coaster ride except she knew the ending was going to be worse The car spun wildly out of control for what seemed like forever until it skidded to a smooth stop on a bunch of fluffy snow
Like aMike shook his head and looked around, a dazed expression on his face
He ht be in a state of shock, but Deceet out now, no le and sitting low, so she slowly reached behind her with one hand and felt for the handle As she did, she unsnapped her seat belt with the other
The door swung open and Mike finally realized what she was doing She fell back into the snow and he lunged at her But his seat belt snapped hi over, she scra Or tried to Her boots pressed into the white thickness as she struggled to make it up the steep embankment to the road, away from the forest they’d al behind her, but she kept going It was dark, but if she could flag down a car before Mike caught her, she knew she’d be okay She tripped and fell but clawed at the icy ground and pushed herself back up Her heart haht to get away
Even though she wanted to look behind her, she didn’t dare It would only slow her down When her boots touched the asphalt, a new burst of energy detonated through her As fast as she could, she ran along the icy edge of the road Her coat and jeans were dark, so she prayed any drivers had their lights on