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Chapter 69: Marinah
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I mourn the loss of my friend while the absence of Marinah destroys me. I can only take the nagging sense of danger for so long before I'm at the breaking point and act. Getting away undetected by Nokita isn't easy. He was taught by the best tracker we have and I never had much luck escaping Beck. I bide my time and while the men are eating dinner, I sneak off quickly.Once I'm clear of our perimeter guards, I shift, giving Beast the lead and kick it into high gear, running at top speed. Beast loves it because he knows exactly where we're headed.Mate, he whispers into my soul.I travel more than seventy miles in three hours, avoiding hellhounds and humans, and arrive in the Federation's territory a little after eleven. I feel Marinah in every cell. I know she's close, pulling on Beast even if she isn't aware it's happening. She'll feel it and I'm counting on her to listen to her beast. I have no idea where she is within the underground compounds, so it could take another hour to ze
Genetically Modified Chapter 71: Marinah
Seeing King was exactly what I needed and still, I'm torn apart when he leaves. I lay awake for hours thinking about him-his scent, his taste, and how his body feels when he becomes part of me. Ms. Beast likes these thoughts and for the most part only purrs in contentment. When my sadness overflows over King leaving me, and I can no longer take it, I switch to making plans. Beginning tomorrow, things will change even if it means grabbing the president by the balls and discovering what the heck is going on. Sitting in my room like a good little Federation follower isn't getting me anywhere.Foggy headed from lack of sleep, I need strong black coffee to clear my brain in the morning. Even the disgusting chicory stuff the Federation serves should help.The cafeteria isn't crowded when I enter and take my usual table after putting today's mush-an unidentifiable substance-on a tray and filling two cups with straight black coffee. After the first cup, I feel better and while no one pays at
Genetically Modified Chapter 72: Marinah
With the hair on the back of my neck standing on end, I check drawers and cabinets hoping Labyrinth was able to leave a message or something. I find nothing-no note and zero of their personal belongings. It's like they were never here.There's only one person who can provide answers and it's time for me and the president to have a long talk. If he's harmed a single Shadow Warrior, he'll be the first dead Federation president in office.I know where his main work quarters are and that's where I head. I pass only two people on the first half of my journey, which is odd. I pass no one when I get closer to the president's office, which is stranger still. "Miss Church. We need you to come with us," says an unknown man wearing military attire followed by four soldiers. The "Miss Church" is telling. I could handle all five of them in Warrior form, but now is not the time."Sure," I say with much more calmness than I feel. "I was looking for President Barnes's office hoping to schedule an
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Our sentries pick up movement around two in the morning. More than five hundred Federation red stripes are headed our way. My worry for Marinah doubles. We're on the move within fifteen minutes, running in beast form and putting miles between us and the soldiers.By the time the sun rises, we're sure they're tracking us.Nokita approaches and gives me the latest update. "They are heavily armed and have three tanks with them. We can win this battle if that's what you want."Marinah and Labyrinth are compromised and yes, we can win this battle. The cost will be high to our Warriors, though. I also know many of the Federations soldiers are fighting under duress and killing them can only be used as a last resort. "Send five groups of five to disrupt Federation stragglers and make them nervous. I'll lead the remainder of our forces closer to Washington. Keep their soldiers busy for as long as you can and don't kill if possible. But our Warriors come first. If you need to kill red stripes
Genetically Modified Chapter 74: Marinah
You know what this means, I say after trying to unlock the door again and managing only to drop the keys. We're finally in tune to each other and she doesn't fight me. My transformation to human is seamless. Unfortunately, it leaves me nearly naked from the waist up. I open the door and Mila throws herself into my arms not caring that I'm also covered in blood."Oh, God, Marinah, I thought you were dead. They tortured Kara and killed her," she cries into my shoulder. "What's happening?"This is no time for tears. "We need to get Landan and Skylar out of their cells.""We're here," Skylar yells from another cell down the hall.I take Mila's hand, stopping her from going to Skylar's door. "Don't panic," I tell her. "I can keep us safer in beast form." She gives me the strangest look. There's no time for explanations. I place the keys in her hand, step back, and allow Ms. Beast to take over again.To give Mila credit, she only backs up a few feet during the transformation. Her eyes,
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If I thought Beast was irrational before, it's nothing like the insane monster he is now. Come hell or high water, he's finding Marinah.Mate. Find, I reply.It takes an hour and most of that time is spent avoiding the few people I run across. There should be hundreds of humans out during the day and avoiding them should have been harder. There's also a high-frequency noise that Beast is picking up with his sensitive ears. It's electronic and will attract the hellhounds. I shake my head to alleviate the irritating hum, but it does no good.The door Marinah showed me the last time I saw her is propped open with a small piece of wood. I enter quickly, knowing it's probably a trap and run straight at the opposite wall expecting gunfire. Nothing-no sound besides the annoying hum and no humans. Going by scent, I find Marinah's room. From there I follow her trail. It leads me to the Shadow Warrior's quarters, which are empty, and then to an interrogation room that holds Marinah's and a
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The Warriors fan out in the narrow hallway. One takes Harris from me at King's request. "No," Skylar cries, refusing to let go of his hand."It's okay, we're not leaving him," I say softly. "I need my hands free to fight and keep everyone safe." I look into the eyes of the Warrior holding Harris. I don't know him. "Leave him only if her life is in danger."He nods and Skylar continues crying.The thought of so many hellhounds would have scared me to the point of insanity before my transformation. Now, a wild glee fills me and I do what I was born to do. The first hellhound that runs at me meets his end in one swipe of my claws. Now that I have the technique down it won't go to waste. Warm blood sprays when the next hellhound dies. Around me Warriors yell our battle cry. "Forward or die." I'm one of them now and feel more alive than ever before. Blood fills my mouth and covers my claws as the hellhounds turn to dust. Two come at me at once and I'm able to kill one and rip a long gash
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It's hours before we find Nokita. The human soldiers ran before the tunnels blew and Nokita tracked them for miles."We killed about one hundred Federation soldiers." He wipes dirt and blood from his face, exhaustion plain in his eyes. "They planned this from the beginning."Anger shoves K-5 through my system. We're in Warrior form and the spike in K-5 is unwelcome. Seeing Marinah in my peripheral vision doesn't help. She's surrounded by Warriors. Beast wants them dead simply because of how close they are to her. The human side of me understands she's an anomaly and my Warriors are only curious. Marinah glances at me and realizes what's happening immediately. She walks over and places her hand on my arm, digging her nails in to help me push back against Beast.It's a few minutes before I can speak. "We'll backtrack to the rendezvous point and then split up and go to where the planes are hidden," I tell Beck. We parachuted down and the pilots landed at prearranged airstrips to hide u
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