Twice Bitten (New Moon #1)

by Belle Harper

With my heart racing, I knew the only place I could go to was the club where I worked. Maybe if I got there early, I could start my shift, get some cash, and make a run for it. Ugh, this cop seemed to have a superpower, and he didn’t stop chasing me. Fucking hell, this one didn’t eat donuts and took his job way too seriously. I turn eighteen in less than two months, fucker. Leave me alone. My throat was dry as my heart hammered in my chest. I was so close. If I went down that alley, I could double around and jump the fence and head to the club. I used the rest of my energy to push harder, my legs burning at every move I made to lose this guy. The sound of my feet slapping against the wet pavement flooded my ears as it bounced off the brick buildings around me. I saw the chain-link fence up ahead, and my breathing was ragged as I grabbed ahold of it and scrambled up, my wet shoes slipping on the wire. I was trying not to get my clothes caught as I jumped down, but it caught the pocket of my hoodie and I stumbled, trying to get away. I could see the cop, so I ripped the fabric away and ran through the backlot of an abandoned apartment complex that I sometimes stayed at. I could hear the rustle of metal as the cop started to climb the fence. I ran through the broken door and around to the left where there was a corridor. I knew there was a room just a few doors down that had a broken window I could jump out of. My feet crunched against broken glass as I slid into the room and...