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pain.
    His angry steps carried him to his room. As soon as he shut the
    door behind himself, Paris made an inventory of what he’d have to
    take for an extended trip to Japan. It was a bit mind-boggling really.
    Paris hadn’t done much travelling, so he didn’t even have papers to
    take an official flight. He would have to sneak in on one, perhaps in a
    shifted form. He was small enough as a wolf to pass for somebody’s
    pet. That would entail several difficulties, though. He’d have to be in
    a cage, and if someone figured out the truth about him, God only
    knew where he’d end up and what would happen to him.
    But the alternative was staying here, and while his wolf craved
    Jace’s presence, he spent every waking moment wondering,
    questioning himself. Even if he went to his own death, he had to try.
    Otherwise, he’d go mad here, waiting to receive news and
    increasingly burdened by the pack’s hostility and his friends’
    disdainful affection.
    Decision made, Paris started packing a bag. He wouldn’t need
    much stuff if he went with the plan to escape the country in shifted
    form. He went with some clothes and whatever money he could find,
    putting everything in a small backpack that would go unnoticed in a
    crowded plane cargo room.
    Once he was ready, he looked out the window. There were always
    a lot of guards watching the Alpha mansion, and evading them, as
    well as the security systems, would be a challenge. Paris had faith that
    he could do it, though. As inexperienced as everyone considered him
    to be, he did have one skill that had served him well so far. He could
    memorize and assess the perimeter of a large compound, and if he
    saw the plans beforehand, he could even find blind spots that could be
    used to his advantage. It was how he’d managed to run away from his
    former pack in the first place. He was also quite fast and agile, his
    size useful when he needed to sneak in somewhere or get out of sticky
    situations.

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    Paris looked at the time and mentally assessed his situation. He
    hid behind the curtains as a group of guards walked past the house,
    directly below him. When they were gone, Paris knew he had to take
    his chance. Without allowing himself to linger any further, he opened
    the window and jumped outside, easily landing on his feet even if his
    room was at the second level. He had maybe one minute before the
    guards would be making rounds in this area of the compound again.
    By that time, he needed to be out of their field of vision.
    Thankfully, Paris could remember where exactly the sensors were
    and managed to avoid them. He moved as quickly as possible in the
    circumstances, half expecting that any moment now, he would be
    caught. He wasn’t. Surprisingly, he managed to get over the fence and
    reach the edge of the forest just before the guards came around once
    again. He caught sight of one of the men sniffing the air and dropped
    to the ground, hoping the man would not pursue his suspicion. The
    guard looked up at the still-open window, and just like that, Paris
    knew he was busted. Crawling against the ground, he hastened into
    the forest, hoping they might lose his tracks. It was too late to back
    down anyway. His attempt to flee would make him lose what little
    trust he’d earned in the eyes of the Alpha. Jace would probably be
    disappointed and hurt as well. As his mate’s image flashed through
    his mind, Paris experienced a pang of regret. Maybe he shouldn’t
    have left like that. In the end, Jace probably meant well, and Paris was
    acting just like the kid they thought him to be by running away and
    doing whatever the hell he wanted to, regardless of the rationale
    behind their advice.
    He was seriously considering going back when all of a sudden, he
    sensed a presence approaching behind him. A wolf emerged from the
    bushes, and Paris stopped, frozen in his tracks. He couldn’t have
    moved to save his life.
    As the majestic beast turned into Jace,