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EVA

I wanted to curse at myself for being so reckless and for underestimating Edward’s speed. He almost had me. Almost.

If I hadn’t taken that sharp turn into the woods, where his larger frame couldn’t maneuver as easily, I’d be as good as dead.

I hugged myself tighter, cursing the shivers that racked my body in the process...

Hybrid Derek. I hadn’t expected him to be there, not tonight. Not when I was so close to slipping away unnoticed. But he was always a step ahead, wasn’t he?

I’d betrayed him once. That was enough to turn his cold indifference into pure loathing. And tonight… tonight had only driven that wedge deeper. What was left for me now?

I could still feel his eyes on me, burning into my skin from across the room he was having a meeting with Edward earlier.

He hadn’t even needed to say a word to remind me where I stood. His silence was louder than any threat he could have made. I was beneath him. Nothing more than a reminder of a past he wanted to erase. His maid. His