My heart was hammering in my chest as I ran back to my room.
I slammed the door behind me and locked it, stopping only when I felt safe enough to breathe. My skin was alight with goosebumps and my knees buckled beneath me. The only thing I could do to keep from falling over was to lean against the door and slide down slowly to the ground.
I knew what Elias was.
I’d known of him before meeting him, and I’d known what he was every day since then, but seeing him lose control like that, it f*****g terrified me. It wasn’t because I thought he’d hurt me, no, but rather because it reminded me of the moment in the hallway with Felicity.
It reminded me that I was nothing but prey to them. I was a wolf, I was weak. They could snap me like a twig without breaking a f*****g sweat.
I tried to shu
