Menu I picked up my pace and ignored them. Big mistake - they started following me. Before I knew it, one grabbed my arm.
"Back off," I snapped.
"Aw come on, baby. You got all dressed up like that just to tease guys?" He yanked me closer while his buddies laughed.
His grip tightened when I tried to pull away. That's when it hit me - these guys were rogues.
"Just play nice and you won't get hurt."
My stomach dropped. What were rogues even doing here? This area was supposed to be off-limits to them.
Suddenly I was right back there - that day I barely escaped from those other rogues. My whole body went stiff when one of them ran his fingers down my bare arm.
I could fight - I wasn't helpless. But I wasn't trained to take on rogues, and those memories kept flooding back, making it hard to move. When another one grabbed my waist, I finally snapped out of it enough to snarl and shove them back.
They stumbled, surprised I had any fight in me.
I took off running, but they were right on my tail. The hotel was still a good fifteen minutes away.
"You can't get away, sweetheart! Once we spot something we want, it's ours!"
Their words made my skin crawl. I prayed for my strength to kick in.
I glanced back to check how close they were - and slammed right into someone.
I froze, thinking another rogue had cut me off. Then I felt that familiar solid chest. I slowly looked up. "Kane?"