Luminous by Noelle Marie

Author:Noelle Marie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult, paranormal, paranormal romance, alpha, shifter, shapeshifter, possessive, pack, werewolf, werewolves, fantasy, protective, romance
Publisher: Noelle Marie
Published: 2018-06-22T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Katherine spent hours picking fruitlessly at the tape that held her wrists to the wooden rails of the headboard. Her finger nails were chipped and cracked, the skin under their beds raw and bleeding before she finally gave up and acknowledged that she was well and truly stuck – completely helpless and at the mercy of the two people sleeping one bed over.

She glanced at the glowing green numbers of the room’s clock – it was the only way to keep track of the time since the heavy maroon curtains of the room’s lone window were drawn. The clock flashed 12:27.

Katherine shifted her hips, trying to ease the ache in them. Ever since her belly had begun rounding out, she’d been uncomfortable laying on her back. And at that moment, not only did it feel like a twenty pound bowling ball was sitting on her bladder, but she felt incredibly vulnerable with no way to protect her protruding stomach.

The pain was a good thing in a way. The constant twinges coming from her hips – and shoulders, whose overstretched muscles felt like something akin to rubber – grounded her and prevented her from falling under the Sandman’s spell.

Katherine didn’t think it was possible to fall asleep under such a circumstance – mainly, being held captive against her will – but the urge to let unconsciousness take her was strong. The room was dark and quiet – only the occasional snore interrupting the peace – and exhaustion tugged at her eyelids despite the discomfort she was in. Her body practically demanded she rest and give it a chance to begin healing her injuries.

But she didn’t want to let down her guard. Not with her two kidnappers sleeping less than ten feet away. She was defenseless enough as it was with her hands tied above her head.

She glanced at the clock: 12:43.

To distract herself from the sleep that beckoned her, she tried to focus her mind on other things.

Like the baby in her belly.

As soon as she thought of the little life growing inside her, however, fear would cause her stomach to roil. Half-terrified she’d puke if she focused too long on the dire situation that life was in, Katherine banished thoughts of the baby from her mind. She didn’t want to end up choking to death on her own vomit, after all.

Instead, Katherine thought of Bastian. The pack, too. Knowing how she was literally sick with worry every time she thought of her baby, she tried not to envision that they were experiencing the same feeling.

Unfortunately, her imagination wasn’t that good. She could picture them all in her mind.

Caleb, trying to hold it together for the rest of the pack, probably attempting to force food down their throats even though his own empty stomach was a twisted knot of anxiety.

Zane. Katherine hoped he didn’t blame himself for her disappearance, but knew he must have. She imagined he would retrace their footsteps from earlier in the day, trying to follow her

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