StarNovelChapter 0450 My wolf was rampaging in my mind, beggingto run, to be free, to give myself over to my natural side and forget myself and my worries for a while.
| was on the edge, so close to giving over. | needed to go to someone, but | didn’t know how. Nicholas had madepromise that | would go to him when | was feeling like this, but that wasn’t possible now.
Susie was always an option, but she had her own troubles to worry about. And likely Mark was with her, especially since | didn’t see him with Nicholas and | knew he wasn’t watching my room tonight.
Veronica was another choice. She was likely locked up in the library for another long night of research. The thought of joining her there was usually a soothing nothing. But right now it made my skin crawl. | wanted to be free, not confined to a box.
It was that notion that droveout into the gardens, where | knew Julian was lurking. Before | had earlier left him, he had expressed his own desire not to return to his room tonight. He said he had a lot of thinking to do.
| didn’t blhim. What | hadn't expected was that | would end up with a lot of thinking to do too, now.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt
Letting my feet guide me, and maybe my heart guide my feet, | flew down the staircase.
At the doorway leading outside, Brian stood guard. When he sawcoming, he wordlessly stood to the side and pushed open the door for me. He didn’t even askwhat | wanted or why | was crying. Nor did he ask Julian if | was allowed into his space at such a late hour.
Brian, somehow, seemed to have an innate ability to know everything, like he had eyes and ears everywhere.
Maybe he knew about Bridget and Nicholas. Maybe he knew | would clooking for Julian.
Maybe he didn’t know, and was simply lettingspeak to Julian anyway. | didn’t know.
| nodded my head in thanks as | passed him and CULE JS gardens. This late, only the string lights woven through the foliage lit the pathways. The moonlight above cast a soft glow, illuminating the edges of the otherwise imperceptible edges of night.
The shadowy visage of Julian stood out from the darkened flowers and trees because of this moonlight.
His back was to me. As | approached, his gaze was up at the moon. He didn’t look at1/2 +15 BONUS approaching, though he must have sensed my presence by now.
| wished | was calm, so that | could appreciate the view better. The stars were so much brighter here than back hin the city. But my heart was recently shattered, and | was barely holding together the agony swelling within me. As well as the wild.
So | do what | had wanted to do in Nicholas’s doorway. | covered my face with my hands and | sobbed so loudly that my lungs hurt.
Julian, alarmed, immediately turned to me. “Piper? What's wrong?” “I didn’t... I don’t...” My thoughts were a messy. | struggled to hold myself together long enough to speak. “I went to see Nicholas... Bridget was there.” He stiffened.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm
| want to run. Nick said to go to him... when this happened But ...But...
what do I do When he’s the cause? Julian grippedby the shoulders.
| looked up into his eyes.
I wouldn't.
| want to run, Julian. But | promised you and | promised Nck that
It was only thoughts of Elva now that kept gripping to the edge of my humanity .But Julian looked down . into my eyes and told me, “Let's run.
Visit our social media platform to read fascinating stories every day and connect with the community!
