Lucas
Cold, spider-like fingers raced up my spine as my stomach swirled with unease. Knowing Ben was this close to Esme went against every instinct I had. I should have insisted on being the one with her inside of the building. I shouldn’t have ever agreed to this ridiculous plan. In theory, it made sense to bring the fight to them and catch them off guard. In reality, I'm putting my mate in danger to do it, and nothing is worth her life. We still don’t know if this curse is broken or how to break it, so putting her in the line of fire makes even less sense than under normal circumstances.
Though the sun was high in the sky, light barely filtered through the trees as thick, dark clouds rolled in. I could hear thunder echoing in the distance. I impatiently stared at the door of the diner.
