Chapter 0123
Chapter 97
** Josie’s POV **
The voices draw closer and I scramble through the empty window, crouching behind the wall there. The decaying building reeks of must and mildew I cover my nose to try and block the smell.
“What the hell happened to these two?” a gruff voice asks.
“Must have got into a fight on their way out,” another voice responds, seemingly unbothered.
“This saves me a job. They’re no longer needed now anyway. They were in the perfect position to take them out and they failed every single time. Useless idiots,” the gruff voice complains. I process what they are saying. I had already worked out that Cash was one of our attackers but now I think about the other attacks. When someone had thrown that knife at my head in the dining hall Clarrisa had been there! That bitch! If she wasn’t already dead I’d kill her.
“Let’s get rid of these bodies and get out of here, if anyone else was going to come they’d be here already. The realms are completely cut off from each other now, if anyone is stuck on the other side then it’s their own damn fault,” one of them says and I have to surpress a sob.
It can’t be true. I can’t be cut off from the other realm, my bonds are there, all of them. There’s no way they won’t come for me. I just need to be somewhere they can find me when they get here. Where would they go to find me? They’d go where they’d expect me to go. To my mum. I could go there and find the bookshop owner who was a friend of Deacon’s dad. Maybe he could help me contact them if they’re not already there waiting for me. Now I just need to teleport there and hope like hell that no one sees me. I stay crouched behind the wall and close my eyes. I imagine myself standing on the beach near the wall. I open one eye and sigh in disappointment. I’m still in the musty building. I try four more times before I give up. Maybe I need to recharge some power. I did use it a lot in the last few hours. If I can work out where I am then maybe I could find a way to get there the human way. A train or a bus, I just need to find some money and clothes. First of all, I need to get out of this building before my wounds become infected. Once I’m sure the Greys have left I carefully make my way through the building, making sure to watch my step so I don’t cut my bare feet on the debris. I search for anything that might help me work out where I am but there’s nothing, the place is completely cleared out of anything useful. I walk down the abandoned street that is filled with derelict buildings, I can hear traffic in the distance so I can’t be too far from civilization, but I’ve no idea what I’ll do when I get there. I’m dressed in hospital scrubs and I’m covered in blood, someone is bound to call the police. Then an even scarier thought hits me. I’m in heat! What the hell am I going to do when the wave comes? Panic grips me, goosebumps travelling up my spine as it becomes difficult to breathe. I’ve not had a panic attack for weeks. My guys are always there to stop them, to keep me safe.
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Chapter 0123
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“Hey, you okay?” a voice asks and I look up to see two teenage girls. They look about fourteen.
“Crap, she’s bleeding, call an ambulance,” the other says.
“No,” I gasp. “Please don’t,”
“Are you escaping an abuser or something?” the first one asks.
“Yes,” I lie, “if I go to the hospital he’ll find me. Can I borrow your phone?” I ask
“Yes, of course,” the girl hands me her phone and I take it with shaky hands. I type in the only number I know apart from my mum’s old one.
“Hello,” Freya answers and I sob at hearing my best friend’s voice.
“Freya,” I cry.
“Oh my god Josie! Is that really you?” she gasps.
“Yes, I need help,”
“Where are you?” she asks and I love her for it. There’s no interrogation just an instant need to get to me. She doesn’t care what kind of trouble I may be in, she’s in it with me with no questions asked.
“I’m not sure, hang on,” I tell her before asking the two girls where we are. I reiterate the location to Freya and she says it’s going to take over an hour to get to me. I make her promise not to tell anyone until I’ve explained everything to her. One of the girls offers to take me to her house, her parents are out and she says I can wait for Freya there. She texts Freya the address before we go there to wait. I find out the girls are called Kelsie and Steph. Steph gives me some of her clothes, which are a tight fit but better than the bloody scrubs. I patch myself up the best I can with a first-aid kit that Steph’s parents keep in the house. I dont think I need stitches in the cuts, they’re not too deep but without a healer I’m going to have scars, just like Masons. The thought of him going through that as a child fills me with rage and I want to revive Cash just to kill him again. My wolf shifts under my skin and I take some calming breaths, shifting in front of these girls would not go well for any of us. The girls make me coffee and a sandwich and I make a silent promise that I’ll find a way to repay them for their kindness as soon as I’m able.
When Freya’s beat-up old car pulls up in front of the house I run out to meet her. She opens her door and climbs out just in time to catch me in a hug.
“Josie, oh my god, I’ve been so worried,” she cries as she holds me.
“You have no idea how good it is to see you!” I squeeze her against me and everything seems just a little less bleak with her here.
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Chapte 0123
I say goodbye to the girls and thank them for everything before climbing into Freya’s car.
“Where are we going?” she asks.
“I need to get to my mum, they’ll look for me there,” I say.
“Who will look for you? Is someone chasing you? Where is your mum?” she asks, looking around nervously before locking the car doors.
“My bonds, I’ll explain everything once we are driving, I promise. How far are we from Cawsand?” I ask. She gives me a sceptical look before she pulls out her phone and searches her
maps.
“Almost 7 hours, I’m not sure I trust this car to get us that far,” she sighs.
“Shit, okay take me home. I’ll work something else out,”
Freya starts the car and sets off. Over the next hour, I tell her everything.
N.O Darling Autor
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