Carrie’s point of view
They say you wouldn’t know what happened unless you try. If Lucas was actually telling the truth that the choker activated the moment I stepped further away from the barn and his property.
I want to try, test the waters, one step at the time. One step away from the barn, I stopped and tried to feel my neck. Nothing happened. I tried two steps and still, nothing happened.
I gained more courage and stepped a few more steps and still the choker hadn’t activated.
So, I concluded Lucas was lying and started running away. Jace said we need to be patient but no, I figured it out, the more I stay with the sicko vampire, the more I’ll become vulnerable. And I don’t want that.
My bare feet padded against the dirt, grass, and twigs beneath me. I had been running for wh
