FOURTEEN: THE FUCKING BETA, AGAIN.

Valerie

My chest heaved up and down just like in my nightmares and my legs hurt as I pushed myself down the hall trying to escape Ansel. He wasn't even running. He was just taking large strides, but he was so close.

And he was angry. So pissed my body quaked with fear as I trued to get away from him.

"I really don't want to catch up to you, love. There would be no controlling me if I did."

His threat gave me mixed feelings, but I refused to dwell on the part of me that became excited because of his threat. i focused on the part that knew he could end me in one bend and that part fuelled ny desire to get the hell out of the house.

the house, more like a mansion, had a really complicated hallway, I didn't know half of it.

Turning a bend, I let a small sigh of relief that I was finally going to lose Ansel, but I landed in another hallway filled with doors.

how was I going to get to the exit?

"Run, little wolf. Run."

His voice was so close, so clear, and a sweat broke om my forehead. Wha