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CHAPTER 334
~Ella's POV~
I drove to the location Kent had sent me, my stomach flipping with nerves the entire way.
When I arrived, I parked near the field and scanned the area. The place was mostly empty, save for a few scattered benches and an open stretch of grass.
The wind was crisp, carrying the scent of damp earth. I wrapped my arms around myself as I stepped forward, searching for him.
Nothing.
The unease in my gut grew.
Then—footsteps from behind. I froze, my wolf bristling inside me. That wasn't Kent.
Before I could turn, my body reacted instinctively, my pulse quickening. And then—pain.
A force hit me square in the chest, knocking the breath from my lungs as I was thrown backwards. My body crashed onto the field, dust and grass flying up around me.