Chapter 20
Lucien gripped Eve’s arms. “You can do this. Soon this will all be over.”
She couldn’t move, couldn’t respond. Boaz was coming. With his wolf, Hunwald. Her whole body shook.
“Eve!” Lucien squeezed tighter until the pain focused her attention.
She gasped, her mind snapping back to focus. “I’m okay. Go. Hide upstairs. And take this.”
She reached into her pocket and handed him a small syringe filled with blood. She looked up into his eyes. “Don’t miss.”
“Eve—”
“Just go!” She pushed him away, afraid he might say something that would make her falter, like offering to meet Boaz himself while she ran away.
She turned from Lucien as he hurried up the ladder to the loft above. Her heart pounded mercilessly, each beat threatening to shatter her rib cage. She closed her eyes and br
