Chapter 64

Tyler. Lauren's eyes fluttered open. Panic and confusion flashed across her face before recognition set in. She glanced at Nate and then at me, her eyes welling up with tears. I leaned in, my voice low and intense, "Lauren, what happened? Where's Arya?" The urgency in my tone portrayed the storm of emotions raging within me. Lauren's eyes welled up with fresh tears as she began to recount the events. "I... I tried, Tyler. I swear I tried. They held me down, injected me with something so I couldn't transform and beat me up till I was unconscious. Then they sedated her, took her away, and left me for dead." I ran my hands over my face in frustration. Took her away? "Look Lauren, if this is some sick joke you're trying to play, get over yourself and tell me the truth!" I yelled in frustration as her eyes widened in fear. "Do you think I'd let anyone beat me up just for the fun of it?" Lauren said angrily. "If you don't believe me, that's understandable. But I know what I went throug