Dusk Snow Hides All Return (Rowan and Adrienne) novel Chapter 35

I collected the remaining stones Tanner, unwilling to admit defeat, cheated,“I also have five in a row! I won too!”

I looked at her like she was an idiot. “So, can I keep going?”

I placed another stone, completing another five–stone row. Then another. I won.

Tanner’s face turned red. She demanded a rematch. And another.

I played calmly, sometimes winning quickly, sometimes letting her get close to winning before defeating her. I was playing her like a fool.

Tanner started crying.

“Enough!” Jason snatched the game box, his face cold. His aura turned to aggressive to me, but protective to Tanner.

Tanner ran to him and cried, as if I had bullied her. Jason comforted her, and Vera joined in, scolding me.“It’s just a game, why be so serious? You’re so petty!”

The sounds became a blur. Jason’s face was like a faded photograph–once bright and dazzling, now distorted and gray.

“ONLY NINETEEN DAYS LEFT! WE WILL MOVE ON.” My wolf’s voice softly but firmly.

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I shrugged, scattering my game pieces across the board, stood up, and left.

A few drops of blood fell onto the chessboard along with the motion of tossing the pieces. I walked outside, and when I noticed her fingers were cold, I realized that, at some point, my nails had dug into palm and drawn blood.

“Sophia!” Jason called, his voice tinged with worry. He stood to chase me, but Tanner held him back. She cried more badly.

I left. My phone rang–Jason. I blocked him. Then, I texted Vera: Fifteen million! One cent less, and you’ll pay dearly!

Vera nearly had a heart attack when she saw that message.

I was driving, the sky turning dark, rain beginning to fall.

Suddenly, a yellow motorcycle zoomed in front of me. I braked hard.

“Bang!” A car rear–ended me, my head hitting the steering wheel. Sharp pain shot through my temple. The world through the rain–streaked windshield was a blur of red.

I wiped the blood from my eyes. Without transformation to a wolf, I, as an omega, rear–ended. The motorcycle was gone.

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