Atticus: #8 (Luna Lodge: Hunters of Atlas) by Madison Stevens

Author:Madison Stevens [Stevens, Madison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal romance
Publisher: Madison Stevens
Published: 2017-09-26T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Celine jumped as a large hand wrapped around her mouth. She had just managed to get back to sleep when she was so rudely awakened.

Panic flooded through her for a moment. She prepared to bite the hand before she realized she recognized the feel and scent.

"Stay quiet," Atticus whispered in her ear. "We need to move. Thrax picked up our scent again and isn’t far off. I can’t smell him yet, but I heard him in the distance.”

So much for relaxing. Celine’s heart kicked up even more, and she shook. She stood and pulled her coat from the ground. She’d thought after so much walking and the storm, they would be safe, or that the Glycon would have just given up.

Why was he so obsessed with her? Because she smelled nice? That was the only explanation Atticus had given her. If Vestals were supposed to be something like soul mates, why did the crazy monster want her?

Celine still wasn’t sure if she believed she was meant in some strange, cosmic sense to be with Atticus, but she did know that she felt a strong connection to him in a way she’d never felt with any other man. The only thing she felt looking at Thrax was terror.

Atticus kicked dirt over the fire pit and then scattered the wet leaves he had brought in before turning back to her. She could see through the branches out the front that morning was still a bit away. She didn’t know if it was a good thing or bad thing that they’d be fleeing into darkness.

Celine thought before she was tired, but with all the hiking and the never-ending fear, she now knew what true exhaustion felt like. Though that same fear also now helped to keep her moving. Maybe adrenaline would save her life in the end.

Atticus pointed to the back of the cave and walked over to her side. "We stand a better chance of escaping the further into the cave we go. I tried to lead him off in another direction with your scent, but I’m not sure if he’ll take the bait," he said quietly.

Into the cave? Celine had assumed they were going to make a break for the woods.

She glanced toward the opening and then into the darkness of the cave. “Is it safe?”

He glanced back to the branches covering the opening. “It’s better than being out in the open,” he said softly.

Celine nodded. She was scared as hell and didn't really know what to expect. All she had wanted from the Azilians was answers, but now the fateful choice to go to their compound had trapped her in a living nightmare.

Still, she held on to hope. It wasn’t easy to put all her trust into one person, but she did. Totally and completely, she trusted Atticus. Even setting aside her feelings for him, he had experience dealing with Glycons.

Celine reached out and threaded her fingers through his. Atticus might not be ready for public displays of affection

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