Chapter 35

Elena’s POV I ran as fast as I could, my chest burning, my breath tearing in and out of me in ragged gasps. Behind me, someone was chasing me, someone who wanted me dead. I didn’t know his face. I didn’t know his reason. I only knew that if he caught me, I wouldn’t survive. The villa came into view like a miracle. Alpha Eric’s home; tall, solid and safe. I screamed his name as I ran toward it, my voice cracking with terror. “Eric! Please…help me!” He appeared on the second floor. He heard me. He saw me. He didn’t move. His grey eyes were cold and empty. As if I meant nothing at all. I stopped beneath the building, shaking, crying, and begging him with every breath I had left. Still, he turned away, refusing to come to me. That was when I felt it, the presence behind me. Too close. “Ahhh!” I screamed. I jerked awake, my body drenched in sweat, my heart pounding so hard it hurt. A sharp gasp tore from my throat before a strong arm wrapped around me, pulling me into a solid chest. “Elena,