Chapter 64
Chapter 64 Fire!
Chapter 64 Fire!
Lana’s POV
Me?
Falling in love with Kade?
“Absolutely not p>
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Yet, even as I said so, my cheeks flushed and deep within me, my wolf peeked her head up, as if suddenly interested in the conversation.
Grace gave me a curious look but didn’t push me, at least not beyond a slight tilt of her head that told me she didn’t really believe me.
“I’m serious,” I pressed. “We both agreed to the contract. That’s all this is. Nothing more p>
“Right,” Grace said, and while she verbally only agreed with me, I still felt like she didn’t actually believe
But I’d already protested too much, and pushing harder would only make myself look even guiltier. In this case, the only thing I could really do was redirect the conversation to something else.
“How are your classes going?” I asked her. It was a graceless, abrupt change in topic. Grace had to know what I was up to. It would be well within her rights to call me out on this change.
Instead, she allowed it, which immediately filled me with relief.
“It’s okay,” she said. “Admittedly, I’ve been kind of nervous when they said they were going to put us in separate classes, but at least no one bothers us during our lessons p>
Outside of the classes was a different story, though. I knew that first hand, from what I had seen on campus. The virgins had been practically paraded around with a crowd of brute Alphas following their every step.
“It’s not fair,” I said. “You shouldn’t have to be separated just because those Alphas are assholes p>
“Yeah,” Grace agreed. “I’ve tried to think of a better solution, something to pitch to the school board, but I can’t think of anything else p>
“They could punish the Alphas who can’t keep their hands to themselves,” I said.
Grace looked down. “We both know that’s not going to happen p>
I did. Especially for omegas like Grace and me. We were second-class citizens compared to the Alphas. We would never be prioritized over them.
Caleb was a prime example. The way he talked to me and about me should have been grounds for some kind of punishment, or a restraining order, at the very least. But I knew if I tried to talk to the police about
be laughed out of the station.
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Chapter 64 Fire!
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Not only was Caleb an Alpha, but he was the Alpha heir of the Eastern packs. He could probably murier
e in broad daylight and never see a minute in a jail cell.
Maybe Kade was right to be so concerned about me. The things Caleb had said the last time I saw had sounded like threats. Without Kade around to protect me, did I really stand a chance on my own Caleb decided to act on those threats?
I hated that this was the status quo, and that I needed to depend on anyone for my safety, when it something that should have just been guaranteed.
“Kade, at least, seems like one of the good ones,” Grace said.
“Yeah,” I replied. That was true, at least. Even with our differences, with the secrets he was keeping, and the new distance that he was putting between us, Kade could at least be trusted. He was a playboy, but not a brute. I knew that he would never try to force himself on me.
The opposite, he had done everything to try to keep me safe.
“Kade is -” The exception.
A blaring alarm cut off my words. It was so loud, it seemed to cut straight through my eardrums and into my bones. I felt it all the way to my chest.
Grace covered her ears with her hands. “What is it p>
“Fire!” Kerris said, emerging from the back rooms. As she opened the door to the front, a billow of smoke blew in with her. “Everyone out! Now p>
Kerris and Grace burst into action, pushing past the counter to help the customers make their exit.
I hesitated, remembering my purse in the staff room, and my necklace tucked within it. If the fire got to my purse, would the necklace be damaged or destroyed? That was my only link to my past! I couldn’t take that chance.
So while the others pushed forward, leading the customers to the door, I turned around and rushed into the back rooms, pushing through the smoke. I lifted my arm, covering my mouth with my elbow, trying to filter what smoke I could, to avoid breathing it in.
“Lana!” Grace called.
“We have to get out!” Kerris shouted.
Neither followed me.
The smoke was thicker in the kitchen. I pushed through it, trying to get to the staff room. Then I saw it, toward the back of the building, a crackling orange glow. The fire!
It was near the door to the staff room, but not covering it, so I ran past it.
In the staff room, I hurried to my locker, undid the combination and retrieved my purse. I held it to my chest protectively. Yet, as I turned around to go back through the door, I skidded to a stop.
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