Jace: A fated mates romance (Her Monster Book 1) by Sam Hall & L.V. Lane

Author:Sam Hall & L.V. Lane [Hall, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-03-04T16:00:00+00:00

8

Sloane

I woke up groggy and thirsty, although I’d drank the whole two-litre bottle of water that Emma had left for me. It was dark outside, the kind of dark that told me it was the middle of the night. I felt like I’d been hit by a train repeatedly, like I’d been torn inside out and then somebody had given me a beating for good measure. Plus, I was hot, sticky, and a little bit crusted in places, and I had a bad feeling that it was my slick. Jesus, I was a mess.

I could hear the mumble of voices beyond the door as I pushed the covers back, relieved, despite the pain, that I didn’t feel any of the burning need. It was there, simmering under the surface, but at least it wasn’t incapacitating me.

Hands trembling, I gathered my dressing gown from the chair and slipped it over my shoulders before pulling the belt tight. My eyes went unerringly to the bed—nest, I amended—a great jumble of clothing pilled deeply, then on to the decimated closet, where I’d tossed my rejected clothes to the floor.

The ground felt like it was shifting underneath me as I came to terms with what I had done, how I’d behaved, making me question who I was, because a stranger had invaded my body and taken it for a wild ride. Only it wasn’t a stranger and these urges were now part of me, had always been part of me, lying latent and unrealised, until I’d met Jace.

The sound of a cell ringing on the other side of the closed bedroom door drew my attention, and I padded over, ears straining, but I didn’t want to open it. What if it was him?

“Aren’t you going to answer that?” I heard Jude say. “I don’t know why you’re playing hard to get. We both know you want him.”

“It’s not that,” Emma replied. “I just—”

“What?” Jude demanded. “Girlfriend, he’s been wearing out that ringtone all day long. Why don’t you put it on mute?”

Suddenly, the ringing stopped. I thought at first that she’d answered it, but then it went quiet.

“I’m going to head off,” Jude said. “Are you sure you’re gonna be okay?”

“Yeah,” Emma said. “I’ll go and check on her in a minute.”

“Good,” Jude replied. “Maybe take some more water.”

“I will,” Emma said. “I’ll speak to you tomorrow.”

A loud bang told me the front door had closed behind Jude. Knowing I needed to face this, I pushed my bedroom door open. Em’s eyes met mine from where she sat cross-legged on the couch, studiously ignoring the cell phone, which was buzzing incessantly on the coffee table.

She reached down and hit the button to turn it off.

Suddenly, I knew exactly who it was, who was calling. Hadn’t Emma mentioned being with an alpha last night…? Ryder… Was it the same Ryder that Jace introduced me to this morning? The same Ryder who was best friends with the alpha I’d bailed on?

“Who’s calling?” I asked, my voice little more than a croak.

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