Broken Wolf by Stacy Claflin

Author:Stacy Claflin [Claflin, Stacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Goodreads: 34757343
Published: 2017-03-31T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Victoria

I ran down hallways, corridors, and wide open spaces. Toby wasn’t too far behind. His aroma stayed near. I ran down a spiraling staircase and came to a room full of vampires. It was just what I needed to cover my scent and get away from him. Why couldn’t he understand that I needed space? If he wouldn’t discuss marriage, we had nothing to talk about.

My feet slid as I ran toward the crowd. I ignored the glares of disgust as I pushed my way through the mass of vampires. Someone stuck a foot in my path. I lost my balance and fell flat on my face, skidding across the floor, sliding into several sets of legs. Laughter erupted around me.

I scrambled to my feet, grumbling. Would I ever be graceful? It always seemed that I was the clumsiest werewolf in existence. I darted around the vampires and ran down a narrow, dimly lit hallway. At least it was free of vampires.

“Victoria!”

But I wasn’t alone. My throat closed up, thinking about Toby telling me how it would be—all other werewolves above us. First it was the jaguars, then our parents getting in our way. Now it was him. I never would have suspected Toby to object to us being together.

I forced my feet to move faster. I slid on the slick floor again, but at least nobody was deliberately trying to trip me. I reached out for the walls on either side to keep me balanced.

“Stop! We need to talk!”

“Go away!” Tears blurred my vision again. I wiped them away and ran faster. Carpet came into view. I lunged for it, and ran with ease. Unfortunately, the corridor was a dead end. I glanced around for a door. There was no escape. I jumped behind a couch and pulled my knees to my chest. My breath hitched as I listened for his footsteps. I shook, wild emotions raging through me.

I took deep, quiet breaths, trying to calm myself while still remaining hidden. Hopefully, Toby would give up trying to find me and return to the others. Since he was so concerned about everyone else, he should just stay with them.

My heart continued racing. It felt like it would burst out of my chest and break through the couch in front of me. I rubbed the stone, allowing it to relax me. I leaned my head back against the wall and closed my eyes.

Something touched my right knee. My eyes flew open. Toby sat next to me.

“Are you okay?” he asked, his eyes full of concern—probably concern for what others thought.

I scooted away and looked in front of me.

“What’s going on?” His voice was soft, and he didn’t move toward me.

“You should know.” I continued rubbing the stone. It soothed my frayed nerves.

“If having the wedding sooner rather than later is that important to you, why can’t you just talk to me? You don’t need to run away from me like that.”

“I tried talking to you! You wouldn’t listen.”

“I thought I was.

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