I can't believe it's been an entire month since I first shifted. It feels like a lot longer than that. I've been trying to find as much information as I can on the betas Jayk assigned me. They're just a bunch of rich guys who pay tribute to their alpha. They do a really good job at keeping everything together in their sectors. Perhaps looking for something to exploit them with isn't the best strategy. I mean don't get me wrong, I'm still going to do that, but maybe I can find a less dramatic way to get them to cooperate with us. The last thing we want is to make the target we already have on our backs worse. Some of the sectors around our continent are fully exposed to the outlands. Territories claimed by other supernaturals. Vampires are the biggest threat. There are more of them than there is anything else on the planet combined. If there is anything that Warheads are good at, is ripping those fucking leeches apart. Shadow wolves were designed specifically to infiltrate covens
"Your brother is picky," Nolan says as she hands out snacks to the smaller kids. "He didn't take any of the kids," "He's trying to establish the hierarchy. It's safer for them to be here than in the villas with the betas and deltas. You know how wolves get when they're trying to impress the alpha," "Okay," she nods. "What do you need?" "I'm putting together a team to help me get some intel on some Betas," "Where?" "Everywhere," "To secure Jayk's alpha position once Arthur is out," she nods. "That's smart," "I don't want to use the shadows. If the betas get a whiff of them, they'll know we're around," "Let's go to my office," she waves one of the older girls over and hands her the box of snacks. "I have names and contacts all over. Places like ours that need help. If you're willing to pay, you've got some foot guys. With that said, you have to be careful. You know how it is
It's early in the morning when I open my eyes again. There is an arm locked around my waist. When I look up, I find Micca asleep with his hands tucked under his head. He's facing me. He doesn't have a shirt on and I can see the gauze on his chest where I bit him. It's not red so I reach for it and gently pull it down to reveal the nasty scar and bruising. I can't see the one on his neck because his hands are covering it. "It's four in the morning. Go back to sleep," Miles murmurs into the back of my neck. My body shivers from how close he is to my mark. "Bathroom," I croak. He places a kiss on his mark making me tremble and then releases me so he can turn away. I sit up looking around the room. I feel different somehow, but nothing has changed. Not really. I slowly crawl off the bed and make my way to the bathroom. The first thing I do is look at Miles's mark. The two crescent marks are completely healed. I look down at my marks to find hi
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,"