Chapter68

Carrie’s point of view They say you wouldn’t know what happened unless you try. If Lucas was actually telling the truth that the choker activated the moment I stepped further away from the barn and his property. I want to try, test the waters, one step at the time. One step away from the barn, I stopped and tried to feel my neck. Nothing happened. I tried two steps and still, nothing happened. I gained more courage and stepped a few more steps and still the choker hadn’t activated. So, I concluded Lucas was lying and started running away. Jace said we need to be patient but no, I figured it out, the more I stay with the sicko vampire, the more I’ll become vulnerable. And I don’t want that. My bare feet padded against the dirt, grass, and twigs beneath me. I had been running for what felt like an eternity. The sun was now beating overhead and sweat dripped down my forehead from the heat. My lungs ached and burned with each breath, and my legs were about as useful as jello. I needed to s