#Chapter 90
Rachel POV
Moonglow Pack - Modesty Cabin
Heat exploded out from where Nathan’s lips t my own. I was stunned by the intensity of the contact. My lips froze as suddenly as they’d burned only the feeling of cold creeped out from my lips to my cheeks, past my ears, down my neck, over my shoulders and on and on until my whole body was frozen solid.
I was paralyzed as Nathan kissed with more and more frantic movents. His hands went from holding to clutching tight enough to bruise. I felt his fingertips beco claws which sank into my soft flesh and the heat of my blood -hot as lava as it leaked out of - thawed out enough to fight against Nathan’s hold.
"No!"
Screaming the protest at him, I shoved Nathan away from with all the strength in my body. His wolf had co out enough for him to growl at in a show of fury, but Nathan was enough himself to release from his grip.
I didn’t waste ti. As soon as I was free of him, I leapt up from the couch and raced into the room designated for .
Luck was on my side as I managed to throw the lock on the door before Nathan could surge up to chase . His body crashed into the door, rattling it on its hinges and making scream again.
"Nathan, no! No!"
A furious howl ca from the other side of the door, making shiver as if an icy wind had blown through the cabin.
"Nathan, you have to stop! Get ahold of yourself!"
Alphas could be unpredictable. I knew I wouldn’t have much ti if Nathan lost control and his wolf overtook him.
Putting my hands on the door, I felt the wood tremble as his body slamd into it again. My refuge wouldn’t hold for long. I could tell from the way the material shook under the force of Nathan’s rage.
I had left my phone out in the main room. A quick glance around showed there was no phone in the bedroom to call from and then my mind skipped through the events of the day to recall Art’s instructions: blood out the window.
Rushing to the window, I pushed hard to get the wooden fra to rise free of the window sill. Ti or the elents had caused the wood to swell, making it hard to force it open. I managed only a few inches, but it was enough for to be able to push my hand outside.
"Co back to , Rachel."
The voice was inhuman. I couldn’t hear Nathan in it. All I knew of his wolf was he embodied all it ant to be an Alpha and he was called Lyon.
I rembered my brother laughing because he thought the na was perfect for Nathan, heir to House Lewis and the closest man to becoming a king in his worldview.
Ti wasn’t on my side as the door shook again under the weight of Nathan’s big body crashing into it. I heard the wood splinter as if he was gouging at it with his claws. Had he shifted into his Lycan form?
The idea of Nathan being trapped in the half-human-half-wolf form made feel sick with terror.
Lycans were rarely under control. Their whole existence ca from werewolves losing control over themselves to the point they couldn’t remain human yet not far enough to where they beca their animal.
Being trapped between worlds could cause soone to go insane. I’d heard stories about wolves who’d fallen into insanity forever during the first ti they’d beco Lycan. Had Nathan ever shifted into his Lycan form before? Would he be able to shift back?
Had I driven him mad?
Tears stread from my eyes as I openly wept from fear and guilt and self-loathing.
I should have never asked Nathan to co with to Moonglow territory. He had no reason to be here. I couldn’t offer him anything other than madness and pain. Why had he co with ? Why did he still love after all I’d done to him?
I didn’t deserve his love. I didn’t deserve Tyler’s love. I didn’t deserve---
"No!" I scread again as Nathan’s claws dug into the door.
I pulled my hand back in from the window, digging into the tears in my slip to paint my fingers with my own blood before thrusting them out the window again.
"Art!" I yelled, "Art! Co help!"
"Rachel," the raspy voice on the other side of the door called to , "Unlock the door, Rachel. I’m going to co in anyway. Why not make this easier? You want . I know you do. I could feel it when you kissed ."
A part of had responded to Nathan out of shock, but it had been only for a second. I did not want him the way he thought! I was not his mate! I would never be his mate!
"You’re wrong, Nathan. I was surprised. You surprised . That’s all! I swear!"
Pushing my hand as far outside the window as I could, I strained to move my fingers, hoping I could sohow get Art to sll my blood if I just moved around enough.
Damn this place for having not a single breath of wind!
The door shook again and chips of wood sprayed through the air as Nathan cracked a deeper gouge into the one barrier between and his crazed desire.
Screaming, I tried to call again, "Art! Art Windsor, I need you right now! Help !"
Activity outside the window caught my eyes and I pulled my hand back inside, pressing my body against the wall as I leaned as close to the glass as I could.
"Stand back," Art ordered, "Get away from the window so I can take it out."
My teeth chattered as I nodded in understanding. I raced across the room to the far wall just as Art wedged his hands between the window sill and the fra. His muscles strained as he forced the pane up, up, up all the way even as the fra cracked and broke under the pressure.
"Co here. Now!"
The door to the bedroom yielded to Nathan’s claws and I saw a hairy, inhuman arm snake in through the gaping hole, grasping around for the latch to let himself inside.
I moved as fast as I could, faster than I thought I could even, to get to the window. Throwing my hands out, I screeched in terror as Art grasped my wrists and yanked out of the room.
My slip tore to shreds below my breasts as I was dragged through the open window. The wooden sill was rough against my skin and I was positive I was bleeding from a thousand places where my skin had been scraped away.
"Go into my cabin and lock the door. Now!"
Refusing to look back, I followed Art’s instructions and raced for his cabin. I didn’t want to see Nathan turned into a monstrous beast with no control. I didn’t want to see the boy I’d loved ruined by the love I’d spoiled.
Art let out a growl of his own as the sound of glass breaking echoed from behind . Could Nathan have broken through the wall? Did he throw himself through the window?
I hadn’t seen a Lycan enraged before in person to know how large the form would be. My fra of reference was lost as panic made my thoughts frantic and shallow as if I were nothing more than a dog trying to paddle as fast as possible to avoid drowning.
The door to Art’s cabin barred closed the sa way the Modesty Cabin did. I threw the bar down with a finality which did nothing to calm .
Panic had racing away from the door to the other side of the one-room space only to realize I was close to the far wall. If Nathan could co through a door, could he get through this wall? Was I any safer at all?
Sounds of fighting ca from outside the cabin, but I was too scared to go to the window to see what was happening. I moved to the bed where I sank down beside it in a crouch. My thighs burned with the urge to shift my body into another form, a stronger form, but I forced myself to breathe in as deeply as possible.
Holding my breath, I counted to ten while straining to hear the battle raging outside. I didn’t know if the door would hold. I didn’t know if the walls would protect . I didn’t know if I would be able to offer any kind of resistance at all if Nathan got to again.
I put my hands on my belly to hold my baby in the only way I could, praying I would be able to keep her safe while wishing with all my might I could have my Alpha mate appear to protect .
In my mind, I had Rayne send out a call, "Tyler! I love you! Help!"
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