My lungs seized. I sprinted harder, bare feet pounding down the corridor, heart hammering so loud I thought it might explode out of my chest.I shoved the heavy doors open and flung myself into the cool night. Guards glanced at me, startled, but none moved to help. Of course not. Nobody interfered when it came to Alpha Zach. The gravel path scraped my soles as I tore across it, past startled omegas balancing laundry baskets. One dropped a sheet; it fluttered into the dirt as I flew by. Then BAM! I slammed into something hard and unyielding. My teeth clacked together. Pain ricocheted through my shoulder. I staggered back. Looked up. Amber eyes. Smirk carved into a face that looked like it had been sculpted by devils. Alpha Zach. Standing right in front of me.
"Inner voice: She runs straight into me. How clumsy. Maybe I should tie bells to her ankles. Make her jingle when she panics. That would be entertaining.
