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She heard the pair of footsteps stop right in front of her and Ciara’s heart filled with hope.
“I’ll leave you with the lantern.” A male voice said gruffly, then she heard his light, fast footsteps recede as he ran back to join the other pack members who had escorted her.
“Please!”
Ciara yelled until her voice was hoarse, but none of them turned back to help her. They went back the same way they came, leaving Ciara where she was, in the chilly night.
At that moment, Ciara didn’t really care about anything anymore. She wished and hoped that the vampires would just give her a quick and easy death because she had nothing to live for anymore. Her mate had abandoned her. The same mate whom she had put all her hope of getting out of the Thurman pack on.
While she wanted to die, Ciara was
