After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 301

Elaine sprinted out past the masked woman. She ran out into the hallway and looked left and right. She thought she remembered Selim taking a right turn, which meant she needed to head left. So she went that way.

Faintly, she could feel her wolf, the residual anger simmering deep inside her. So she paused at an intersection. Focused.

And shifted into her wolf form.

The change washed over her like a relief. An old friend who’d been away far to long now returning. Though her vision whited at the edges as it suddenly stuttered. Halfway into the shift, pain ripped through her body.

She held back a cry of pain, falling to the floor. It came painfully. Slowly. Took far longer than it should have. But then she was in her wolf form. Sleek white fur. Smaller than she should be. But wolf.

Canine.

She panted heavily, looking down at her paws. It felt good to be like this again. It wasn’t often she felt her wolf anymore, let alone got to shift.

The feeling was short lived, however, when she remembered where she was. She looked over her shoulder. The masked woman wasn’t following. Good.

Elaine thought this was going to be a lot harder. The woman said she’d be given a chance… but how was this different than just allowing her to walk out?

She didn’t question it. There’d be time to ask questions and ponder answers after she got out.

Elaine ran down the halls, much faster now in her wolf form, even with her weaknesses. She could feel her wolf fighting to stay with her, to stay in control. Though without her medication, she was still weak.

She had to get out fast.

She turned the next corner and nearly slammed head-first into none other than Selim. She quickly backed away, eyes wide as she looked up at him.

Selim whirled around to see the beta at his feet. Smaller than one might suspect from a beta. His gaze narrowed, he knew that scent.

“Elaine…” he growled out.

She turned and scrambled away before he could lunge. His hand closed around empty hair, nearly catching her tail. Elaine ran down the opposite hall.

“Get back here!” he yelled after her, but didn’t chase. Elaine wondered why…until an alarm blared through the halls. Red light filled the corridor, interrupted only by darkness as all other lights shut off.

Elaine slid to a stop, sensitive ears pinning back against the sound. The hallway was suddenly a maze of senses she wasn’t used to. The flashing lights, the alarm whiring, the sudden darkness between the red.

To her right, there’s a loud mechanical hiss. And grating came down from the ceiling, blocking off the hallway. Lockdown.

The entire building was going to close itself off. This was what that woman meant by chance. Elaine had to get out of here before the entire building locked down.

She turned and ran, going as fast as her legs could take her. With Selim blocking the only exit she knew, she had to try to find another way. But every single corridor looked the exact same.

White walls. Tile floor.

Even the red alarm units on the wall were all the same. Red. Flashing. Above every third door on the left side.

Elaine shook her head, trying to focus. Her wolf senses were going wild and she needed to center herself before she completely lost her way and got lost.

She stopped, planting her feet on the ground, and panted out a breath. Her tail coiled and she squeezed her eyes shut. Being a wolf was like riding a bike. You never really forget once you learn.