*** Lyra’s Pov continues ***
"Put me down, Ethan! Put me down—put me down now!"
"Fine," Ethan muttered, finally setting me on my feet.
I looked around, realizing we were no longer on school grounds. How fast is this guy? And why a cave? The place felt eerily familiar, but I couldn’t place it.
"Why are we here, Ethan? Are you trying to keep me as your hostage?"
"Nope," he said, smirking. "Even better."
"Then what is this? Where are we?"
"Remember the day I bit you? When I was the beast during that school project?" His voice was low, deliberate. "I want this place to be ours. There’s a waterfall nearby."
"Are you nuts? Take me back—now!"
"You don’t get to call the shots this time, Lyra." His tone darkened. "I told you I’d punish you, and I meant it. You’re too stubborn, so I bro
