When they touch me (Shelagh Milano) novel Chapter 118

Chapter 118
Artemisia

‘Let’s shift anyway!’ Cassy snickers in my head as I’m running through the labyrinth.

‘No, he said we couldn’t!’ I groan back at my wolf, making her giggle in my head.

My long gown rustles over the pavement as I run along the path of the labyrinth.

‘Honestly, running away was the stupidest idea ever,’ I say with a laugh.

‘Well, sometimes we have to play their little games to keep things interesting,’ Cassy purrs. ‘Also, speed up a little. Don’t you want to have them at our complete disposal?’

I turn another corner, hoping that the labyrinth is not as difficult to get out of, ‘You are just impossible.’

I can’t feel them following me but I know exactly that they are just playing with me.

Shuddering pleasantly at the thought of them holding themselves back, I get another surge of energy to ripple through me.

I’m sure that as soon as I’m halfway through, they will start chasing after me.

Cussing, I decide to slip off my high heels, to gain another bit of speed.

‘Argh, you are ruining the aesthetic,’ Cassy chuckles in my head and I roll my eyes. ‘Our chances are close to zero anyway, and that's just because they can’t be negative.’

That actually makes me laugh, and I run down a set of stairs, circling a fountain just as the air gets torn by an earth-shattering howl.

I gasp as the air shifts and I force myself to push further, not turning back to look at what might be coming for me.

I’m already too far away to hear the people’s screams but I guess they are having a blast just like Cassy is having, being all giddy in my mind.

‘I’ll motivate you,’ she says happily, beginning to send delectable indecent pictures of my mates as they are kneeling for me all naked.

I stop, holding onto a pole of a lamp as I crack up, ‘You are not fucking helping.’

She chuckles mockingly before she stills, making me lift my head. ‘Oh, oh. Took them less than I thought.’

‘Shit,’ I breathe out as I start running again.

Just as I pass under another curved arch, I sense a swoosh of air and by the scent, I know that Fynn just passed me with inhumane speed. I’m collecting myself all panicky about where he might have gone as Logan lands right next to me.

Where the hell did he come from?!

I swallow a scream and turn to run in another direction which I hope will not be a long way around to reach the exit of this damned labyrinth.

Hearing him chuckle behind me as he doesn’t seem to chase after me, I run right into Cayden, who grins at me smugly.

“I can’t believe you guys,” I shout, dodging him as he tries to catch me.

I slip through a small space between the bushes and he growls, “Damn it.”

“As if…” I whisper to myself as I run along a narrow path, lifting the skirt of my gown slightly to prevent me from stumbling over it.