The auburn colored wolf laid on the bed, her head resting on her paws. She was so tired of being locked up in this room and hidden. Her tail thumped on the bed when her mate returned to the room with dinner. She could smell the raw meat. She licked her lips, her whiskers tickling her tongue. There was certainly a lot to get used to being a wolf.
Cole gently closed the door and put the plate of meat on the counter. He sat on the bed and stroked his mate's soft fur as she put her head in his lap. "Still can't change back pet? It's OK, sometimes it just takes a while the first time." She was such a beautiful wolf, he couldn't take his eyes off her. She was bigger than he'd thought she'd be considering that her human self was only five foot two. She was as big a wolf as Lila."Will I ever be able to turn back into a human? It's been three days!" Her dark brown eyes had tears in them.He could feel the fear in her words when they reached him through their bond.Sarah and Katy looked up when they saw James running across the compound. He had the silliest grin on his face."Sarah, we need to talk." James looked like he was going to explode with good news, but it was obvious he didn't want to talk in front of Katy.Sarah looked at Katy with a grin, "Guess I'll see you later Katy." She looked at James with i quizzical look. "What's up?"James grabbed her hand and practically dragged her with him towards the forest.Katy was watching them when she felt Rhys close to her. For some reason she could tell when he was nearby. It was a feeling that she had that she couldn't explain to even herself. She looked up into his beaming face. She felt a warm flush climbing up her face. Why did she feel like a silly school girl when she was around him? She liked it."I don't embarrass you, do I little one? You blush so much when I see you." He reached down to gently stroke her face. Actually he loved when she blush
The next morning:Brett spread out the maps of the cave system in front of Adam and Jackson.Adam leaned forward and scanned the maps. "Wow, if we'd had these it would have saved us a lot of time learning all these tunnels." He smiled up at Carr's stone cold stare and then back at the maps, all serious business. "The supplies are kept here." He pointed at the area on the map. "The Omegas stay in the forward caves, the Betas towards the back. Paul has his own quarters on the eastern side of the cave system. Sometimes he has a woman with him." Adam's face looked haunted as he mentioned the woman.Carr and Brett exchanged glances. What was Paul doing to the women that Adam could look so horrified?"Gary stays in this farthest back cave. He always has his woman with him. She lives in a cage he keeps locked. The only time we've seen her is when..." His voice trailed off. He didn't want to say it. He looked up at Carr, and at his own Alpha standing near
Xylon and Jeff were making the final preparations as Carr entered with his Betas. Alistair and Rhys followed a few minutes later. The remainder of the Council were close behind. Once all were assembled Xylon nodded to the security guards who brought Kyle into the observation room. He was still in the specially made straightjacket that could contain him in either of his forms. He was no more compliant than at the beginning, throwing himself against the walls and fighting every step of the way."You know I heard some of the Wilson Betas talking, and they said Kyle had always been the quiet type. Guess they haven't seen him lately." Cole couldn't imagine having a friend who turned into one of these things. He really hoped Kyle would be able to go home."If this works, maybe he'll return to his old self. Just pray we get it right the first time." Xylon didn't look forward to multiple test trials. He hoped his laboratory's results were correct and repeatable. If not, it
"Trina, anything I should know about our patients?" Jeff hadn't been disturbed during the night so the assumption was that all was well. His staff was good. He knew he could depend on them, but he had to ask.Trina looked up from the chart she was writing in. "Nothing much. Cheryl doesn't seem to need as much pain medication. She's having some phantom pain, but I think Kyle sitting with her is helping." Trina smiled brightly. She and Cheryl had been friends when they were cubs. She'd pretty much stopped associating with her as they got older. But now she just felt sorry for her. She hoped she and Kyle would be happy with the Wilson pack."Kyle has had normal vitals all night. He hasn't reverted at all, thank God. I was glad to have the security detail there with him last night even though it seemed like overkill. But better safe than sorry. If there's nothing else then I'm off to bed." Trina waited a second, but noting no further questions, waved and went on her wa
As much as he hated to leave her for even a second, he had a meeting to attend to. "It's time for me to go. Will you meet me when I'm done little one?" He already knew the answer but wanted her to say it anyway.Katy loved hearing him calling her little one. She didn't know why, but it always made her heart sing. "Of course I will Rhys. I would meet you anytime and anywhere. You know that." She looked up into his face and just couldn't believe how lucky she was. Just a few weeks ago she thought her life would be over soon. And now she had a bright future ahead with the wolf of her dreams. "There's Karen and Sarah. I'm sure we can find some trouble to get into while you're in your meeting." She made him lean down and gave him a chaste peck on the cheek before running off towards her friends."Katy, c'mon, we're going to learn how to fight. Lila promised to give us some pointers." Sarah was practically bouncing up and down as she grabbed Katy's hands and pulled her t
"Don't you have a meeting to run? Really Carr, I don't need you hovering around me. I'm only four weeks along. I have a long way to go." Lee had waited a few days before telling Carr the good news. She'd wanted to just spend time with him after being separated for two whole weeks. And with the plans to rescue the women in the works, she'd had to tell him a little sooner than she'd hoped. She'd really wanted to wait until this whole mess was over so he wouldn't have one more thing to worry about, but she had to tell him now. Otherwise there would be questions about why she wasn't leading the females.Now Carr knew why his father had told him that being a father was something he couldn't explain. The feelings running through him right now were so confusing. He had this overwhelming need to protect Lee and forget about everyone and everything else, but that conflicted with the instinct to protect his pack. They were different but one in the same. At least he knew she would be
Alistair watched the Alphas around the table with Carr and his Betas."Alistair, are you alright? Alistair?" Rhys was quietly speaking to his friend who was staring off into space. "Alistair can you hear me?"The white haired Were didn't say a word. He didn't move."Carr," Rhys called quietly to the Alpha. "Send for the Doctor." His hand never left his friend. He could feel the muscles spasming underneath his clothing. He grabbed hold of his arms just as the muscles gave out. He gently lowered him to the chair and bent down to speak directly into his ear. "Alistair, if you can hear me, give me a sign." He felt fingers close over his arm and squeeze weakly.Rhys sat down next to his old friend and waited for Jeff's arrival. Carr had managed to keep the attention of the Alphas and other Council Members on the planning and team assignments and moved them towards his office. Rhys acted nonchalant as if they had sat down to chat.Jeff arrived and closed the door behind him. He attended to
Rhys watched the dust from the departing car. "He'll be back after she is at the compound safe and sound. There's time." He turned around and looked at the Alphas. "So now we wait?"Carr slowly nodded as he listened to reports from his pack. They were deep inside the cave system. They knew when the Dire Wolves returned they would know something was wrong as soon as they got within scent distance of the caves. What they had to hope for was that they'd be stupid enough to enter the caves. If not, it would be a fight to the death with ten altered wolves twice as big, twice as strong, and twice as deadly as any normal Werewolf. Even minus the numbers they had sent back to the compound with prisoners they still had over one hundred here. But those Dire Wolves were far worse than any rogue he'd come into contact with. He'd seen the damage they could do first hand. Many would die.Bryant carried a sack that held the wireless cameras. He tried to secret them away in any no