Chapter 156

• The dog’s eyes lock onto mine, wild and fierce, its muscular frame charging forward with terrifying speed. My mind flashes to all the dangers I’ve been running from, to the predators in expensive suits hunting me down.
• And at that moment, I can’t tell the difference.
• My feet move before my mind catches up. I stumble backward, heart slamming against my ribs. The dog is fast—too fast. My breath hitches as its snarling face fills my vision, its sharp teeth bared.