~Harlow~
Alpha Jake tells me to catch a train. He will pick me up at the Clairview City station because it would take hours for him to drive here. He offers to make the drive, but when I explain why I can’t wait, he agrees that the train is the better option.
I sit with my bag clutched tightly in my lap, the strap over one shoulder. I’m in the very last carriage, where the security guard is. He watches me curiously but says nothing about me being here.
My eyes sting from exhaustion, but fear keeps me awake and alert. Each stop the train makes has me staring out the window, worried Thane will be there to retrieve me and drag me back to the Den. After an hour, I relax slightly.
The security guard clears his throat, and I snap my eyes open. I hadn’t even realized I had closed them. In his
