Menu I picked up my pace and ignored them. Big mistake â they started following me. Before I knew it, one grabbed my arm.
âBack off,â I snapped.
âAw come on, baby. You got all dressed up like that just to tease guys?â He yanked me closer while his buddies laughed.
His grip tightened when I tried to pull away. Thatâs when it hit me â these guys were rogues.
âJust play nice and you wonât get hurt.â
My stomach dropped. What were rogues even doing here? This area was supposed to be offâlimits to them.
Suddenly I was right back there â 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 â I wasnât helpless. But I wasnât 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.
âYou canât get away, sweetheart! Once we spot something we want, itâs ours!â
Their words made my skin crawl. I prayed for my strength to kick in.
I glanced back to check how close they were â 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.
âKane?â