Page 74 of Love Bites Hard

I grabbed my phone out of the basket and opened my camera, watching my eyes widen as I saw the glitter streaked across my face too.

Another look down showed the same over the rest of my body.

Fury rolled through me.

Ihatedglitter, and the streaks of it were even worse than the normal thin layer that would’ve appeared if I’d simply gone swimming in chlorine.

Was this Porter’s fault?

Did he think that was part of the sex war?

Because itwasn’t.

But if it was his idea… well, he’d definitely won the battle.

My fingers trembled as I pulled up Blair’s contact information and hit the button to call her. She answered after it rang a few times.

“Hey, Iz! How’s it going?”

“Bad. I need a favor.”

“I’m listening.”

“Can you chlorinate one of your pools?”

“Sure.” There was a pause before she asked, “What happened?”

“A chlorinated towel. I don’t know if it was Porter or someone else, but I’m all streaky. And chlorine would probably kill the fish in my lake, so that’s not an option.”

“I’ll add it to the water right now. Will Porter let you leave the pack’s land?”

Evan had set up a guard for me that first day, and though he stayed back, he was always there. The only times he left was when Porter ordered everyone to stay away from me.

I’d never tried to escape him, but given my speed, Icouldoutrun him if I tried.

And I did remember Evan’s map. And his explanation about the path that circled the entire manor. It wasn’t that far from the vampire wing to where I was. “I won’t give him a choice.”

It would probably only work once… but maybe I wasn’t as trapped as I’d thought.

“Alright, I’m headed for the pool now. It’ll be ready whenever you get here.”

“Thank you.”

“Of course. This is what sisters are for.”

I ended the call and glanced into the forest. I could see the wolf in the trees, watching me. I could’ve told him what I was doing… but if Porter was responsible for the towel, that bastard could deal with a little worry until he figured out where I was going.

I lifted a hand to wave at the guard—then ran.

Gettinginto Vamp Manor was a whole different beast. The guards at the doors weren’t thrilled about letting me in, so I had to call Blair back. She had to call them too, before they finally let me through.

Porter’s mind touched mine as I stepped through the doors.

“Why am I getting a call from your guard to tell me that you made a run for it?”He sounded strangely calm. I’d expected fury. Then again, he’d calmed down a lot since he promised to do better.

Plus, he could feel my location. He would know without asking that I was with the vampires.

“Probably because I made a run for it.”

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