I open my eyes and then close them just as quickly. The light up ahead is too bright. I keep my eyes closed for a solid minute and I see everything that happened in that meeting room. Cayden being arrested. Roman and his harsh words. Vin and Bella looking at me as if I were a piece of dirt beneath their feet. Then the voice.
Garrett. At the mansion. Being Marked by him. A werewolf.
It makes me sit up quickly, but a strong arm holds me down.
Garrett is hovering over me, smiling. "Where do you think you're going, Mia? Lie back down. I'm here. I've got you."
I can't even speak. My tongue sits heavily in my mouth as I stare at the eyes that were once home. Now, they're cold and dead. Have they always been like this, or am I just noticing this now?
"Garrett?"
He smiles. It's familiar, but there's something different about it. Something I never noticed before. Something dark and feral. "Surprised to see me here, aren't you?"
