Chapter 44

I froze hoping that Liam hadn’t heard the sound but his head snapped towards my direction and I knew it was a futile wish. I knew I had one second to make a decision so I turned on my heels and stumbled through the woods. I heard his paws hitting the ground as he chased after me and I muttered a prayer under my breath. I knew there was no way I could outrun him especially not in the state I was where I could barely stand on my own two feet. I could feel him getting closer and fear like I had never known gripped me. Liam was going to kill me and there was nothing I could do about it. Just when I was about to give up, I felt a hand wrap around my upper arm and I was pulled into a hard chest. A scream almost left me but the person wrapped their hand over my mouth to keep me from making a sound. I got a lungful of their cologne and I knew it was Darius. My body sagged against his in relief and tears left my eyes. I didn’t realize how terrified I was of dying until I was a split second aw