Fourteen.

Willow

“I…” I swallow the lump in my throat as I pull at the door handle to the car. “I need to get out of here.”

“Do you want to say….”

“No.” My stomach was bubbling, my body trembling, the need to vomit slowly building inside of me as sweat formed on my skin. What did he expect me to do? Collect up all the body parts and say goodbye?

They had been in hiding for a reason and they had still been found. Still been slaughtered after The Boss got what he wanted. He hadn't even waited for the debts to be paid.

I tug again at the locked car. I needed to scream. To hit something until it no longer hurts. I needed to run.

“Little wolf.” Zane speaks softly from behind me, his hands gripping my waist.

“Get off!” I push his hands away, turning around to face him but he is still so close. Inches from me where I could still feel his warmth invading my space “You don’t know me. You don’t know what I want or need. You don’t have the right…..”

“To what, show you the truth?” His dark voice seems to