Chapter 57

Mary couldn’t handle her parents’ concern at the state of her face. It was badly bruised, but other than the initial pain, everything else was fine. Her father offered to drive her to school today, but he’d been called away and her mother had an urgent call. She would have to drive herself to school, which wasn’t that much of a problem. Closing her front door, Mary came to a stop when she saw Nathan standing there, leaning against his car.

“What are you doing here?” she asked.

Last night she had dreamt about him and a wolf. The dream had felt so real, and yet she knew it wasn’t. Wolves were not real, and neither was a nice Nathan. She couldn’t trust him, and even though she really wanted to, she fought that innermost need.

“I thought you’d like a ride into school.” “I’ve got my car.”

Her heart was pounding as she stared at him. He wore a pair of scruffy jeans and a white s