It's more than clear that this isn't the first time he's been hunted. I break the row to find that his heat signature has gone up in smoke and with the thick morning fog his scent is almost non-existent. He forgot one little detail, which is nuts because it's the little detail that had brought us to this point.
I lower my body to the ground listening to my surroundings. The morning is silent it's almost peaceful. All except for the erratic thump of the wolf trying to take deep breaths to calm the fear turned excitement. It's hard to pinpoint because mine sounds exactly the same. I crawl over to the edge of the row to find it clear. I roll under the orange tree and take a deep breath. Slowly I make my way toward the direction the heartbeat is coming from.
He's actually doing an amazing job at trying to calm himself. I smile when the sound of him shifting back into his skin meets my ears. The sound of his feet pressing down into the soft damp dirt is in the next
Jayk and Leelie have been making arrangements for the intel on the Betas. I have officially been kicked out of the project. So, I am currently hunting down something to do. Anything. And I've brought the tiny Omega with me.Lydia yelled at us after having spent some time with her. Her argument was: Look at her. Where is she going to go with the Shadows at our borders? It's a solid one in my opinion. Jayk also wants them to see her in case anyone shows up to take her. Those who have taken the oath will do anything to prevent that from happening."Wow, this is a neat idea to use sulfur this way. Do you-" she looks up at me with her big annoyingly innocent eyes. "Do you think I can have one?""Take as many as you want," I shrug. She screams and jumps up and down clapping her hands.If I'm being honest, Every's naive nature is kind of refreshing. She holds onto everything we say. Anyone. Gwen made up all kinds of stupid shit and when s
A part of me badly wanted her to choose to help out. We'll all have difficulty training her properly with my brother's stupid alpha instinct to protect her. For, now I'm happy to help whip her into shape. It's been a while since I've done proper workouts. Jayk doesn't have a routine. His excuse is that out in the field, there is no routine. That might work for him, but I need to have some order in my life, and it's starting to look like this might be the only thing I have control over. "Don't try to keep up with me. Go at your own pace," I say and start a jog for her. She nods and begins her walk. I start slow as well. Not as slow as her but with caution. Since shifting, my movements have been slower. Tighter. The phantom pain of the shift has me guarded. I have to learn how to be in my skin again. As I work my way into a quick mile, the twins appear and start making their way over to me. Micca looks at my settings and adjusts them. He hangs
Leelie's words have been playing in the back of my head over and over again. Arthur is selling wolves to the vampires. The only way he could be delivering is through the Northern regions. Vampires wouldn't survive the ferals and Shadows that live anywhere else. The abandoned pack lands are the only place I can think of for an exchange. Which brings me back to the basement. Jet looks comfortable in his cell. Leelie set him up. He's reading a book and I know he knows I'm standing here, but he's refusing to acknowledge me. Leelie has a hard time getting him to say anything to her. It makes Jaykob angry because he wants nothing more than for Leelie to force him to mark her, but Jet has a special skill. One that Arthur has been nurturing since he was a boy. Patience. Me too, but my patience lies in my favorite thing to do. Pissing people off. I want to know how far I must go to get him to talk, but Jayk wants answers now and he asked me so nicely.
Neutral Territory is one of the most disgusting towns in-well probably the entire world. It was the first to fall when the alphas started fighting each other twelve years ago and in the time that followed, it became the place where everyone just dumps dead bodies. The buildings miraculously haven't been burned down or seriously damaged because no one comes here. The smell alone is enough to ward off everyone. There are scavengers. Birds and coyotes looking for their next meal. This place is stirring up all kinds of negative emotions. "You okay?"Micca asks through our bond. "Do you always get gross assignments like this?" "Not always, but it's definitely not my first," "If I were to hit the gas tank "accidentally" from here. Would it be enough to burn this shithole down?" "Nope. Those things have been empty for a long time,"
Leelie I've never seen anything more reckless in my entire life. Dagmar Tyler is my hero. Sorry, Jayk but your sister feels the violence in a manner you could never. It's like a symphony of chaos. Organized, terrifying, and beautiful all in one. Mars disappears into the tunnel without shifting. Micca and I wait for the cars the race inside. Micca doesn't have the restraint the rest of us do. Before I can get a word out he shifts and lets out an ear-piercing howl that shakes the tunnel. I glance back to see the vampires looking in our direction. For a moment, I think they're going to see what's going on, but they continue to set sail. The sound of screeching tires echoes inside and it's followed by the sound of a car crashing. Following orders, I take the camera in my bag out and hit record. Using the night vision sequence I approach the cars, staying as far back as I can to let these two gremlins do their thing. 
Silver. It's the one thing that the scientists that created us couldn't breed out. If anything, silver is a lot worse for us. The pain, if too much, can drive us crazy. Going into a killing frenzy isn't just dangerous for those around us. It weakens us. It's easier to kill a Warhead when it's out of its mind. "Do you have anything to help take cartilage out of my back tooth?" Micca asks once he's back in his skin. He has his whole bloodied hands in his mouth. It would have grossed me out if I hadn't just wolfed out. The taste of copper is- I don't know, but it might as well be candy right now. "Business card?" I ask reaching for my wallet. "I'll take it," he nods. "Stay put. I'm getting our stuff," I say and pull over at the building we had been keeping watch from. I get our things and bring them back down. I drive to the location Leelie put on my phone. It's a warehouse near the old house. It looks abandoned. There are
Jaykob Dagmar is beyond upset. I completely understand why. I just can't make this a priority just yet. Worst case scenario, the vampires help Arthur take us out. They might not be able to get all of us, but we would have significant losses. "She's got all those little drone things she took from the garage in parts already," Leelie drops into her office chair with a heavy sigh. "What else did she take?" I ask. "Explosives," she laughs. I don't even want to know what she plans to do with all that. For now, she's got something to entertain herself with. That's enough for me to let her do her thing. "How are the kids settling in with Nolan?" "Good. Lydia and some of the volunteers are settling them into the villas just fine. I assigned Lori and Vera to their locations for extra protection," "Good. I contacted Lucy and she said she'd take a look at the packs you guys brou
Jaykob "There aren't any trackers in this," Lucille says and holds up a little black box. "This is a signal reader. If you flip this switch, it turns into a signal jammer. If we can keep a couple of these silver packs. I'll bring you a few more," "Thank you," I agree. We haven't been able to come by these. A lot of the human tech is lost to us. Shifters don't usually need things like this, but I can't exactly stick my nose in the silver to find if there's something there that shouldn't be. "No problem," she waves me off. "Take whatever you need," "Seriously?" she looks up at me and then quickly averts her gaze. There's an odd emotion in her tone. Every other time we've interacted, she's been excited. Aroused even. The first time she laid eyes on me it surprised me. The sweet scent of her very human hormones was different from what I am used to. Naturally, I responded to it but I di