Page 70 of Untamed Fate (Magic Side: Wolf Bound 2)

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I had to get out of here, away from these people. If anyone at the party

saw this, they’d crucify me. But where could I go? I had no one to turn to.

Casey would never understand, and if Laurel found out, she’d kick me out or

worse.

Run.

I could hide in the shadows. I just had to slip into the park without being

noticed, then I could disappear into the woods and wait for this to pass. It

would pass, right?

Of course it would. I’d seen my eyes turn this color before.

Having a plan gave me courage. Gut throbbing, I staggered over to the

door and listened, but I could barely make sense of what I heard. My ears

were drowning in noise. The light above buzzed incessantly, and the music

sounded like someone had parked a loudspeaker right outside.

Even with all that, I could still hear the conversations of people by the

bonfire.

The bathroom door beside mine opened and slammed with a

reverberating thud as someone left. I could hear the soft padding of footsteps

crossing the grass, though it was like the walker was stomping thro

ugh hay

right next to my head.

I shouldn’t be able to hear that.

Gripping the handle, I unlocked the door and slipped outside and around

the building. Casey was talking to some people, his back turned to me.

Hopefully, he’d assume I’d left and wouldn’t come looking.

I tried pulling the darkness around me, but my magic didn’t flow. Too

much noise. Too much pain. I gasped and shuddered as a piercing ache shot

through my shoulder blades.

It was now or never. This wasn’t going to stop.

I scrambled frantically for the deep shadows of the park, fear biting at my

heels. My feet thundered over the ground, but when I looked back, no one

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