Taelin-“Come on, let’s move to our next location.” I told Sara. I needed more time to figure out what I was going to say to her. Hoping that by then I could find the right words to help her.Except, when we made it to the next location, I was still at a loss. We kept making our rounds, moving from one location to the next. I kept alert of our surroundings and we both turned our comms on to see if anyone else could spot anything either from the cameras or Ryan.We ended up covering the entire town, with only the woods surrounding the town left. I was beginning to think tonight was going to be a slow night as it was now nearly three hours before the sun would come up. While Sara placed a device at the third location of the tree line, east of where the packhouse was, I kept a lookout.She let out a curse as she struggled to secure the device. A few moments later I get this prickling feeling moving over my exposed flesh. It was like every hair on my body became alert. Something was nearb
Taelin-Knowing he could handle himself, I focused on what we were dealing with. Instead of letting the darts become empty, I shot off one at a time and held my other hand over the tip with a handful of darts ready to be loaded. This allowed me better reload time and faster shots.Before my hand was empty of the darts, I reached into the utility belt that held the darts in every pocket it had. I also had a small pouch, that held an additional fifty darts. With the darts, I would be able to refill them, so it was easier to collect the darts than use up all the ammo in my gun.Finally, the horde started to thin out. Until we were left with just a few more and the wolf. “Shit! I am out of ammo!” Sara yelled.Ryan and Julian took care of the remaining rogues, so I tossed her my belt and the dart gun. It wasn’t like I could use it against the wolf. Plus, I did have a couple of syringes I could use if I could get close enough and find a weak spot.“Stay back and make sure the rogues stay do
Taelin-Dropping the daggers I held, I looked over my shoulder to the building where Ryan and Julian were. Then I looked at Sara who was still standing there as if she was too shocked to move. Moving my attention to Ryker, he looked torn on what to do.I knew if I told them what I was going to do, they would try to stop me. Whereas, if I just did it, there was nothing anyone could do. If they tried to stop me or distract me in the middle of a fight, they more than likely would get me hurt, or worse.Knowing I couldn’t take on a wolf like that in my human form, I called upon my wolf to make sure we were on the same page. “What do you think?”“He is probably strong and can use magic, we would be nuts trying to take him on. If we get bitten or scratched by him, it could mean game over for us.” Samantha voiced out, her mind racing with different scenarios.“He is our mate’s brother and the only one that may prove useful against the curse.” I mentioned, knowing full well she has already co
Taelin-A week has passed since we brought in Adrian, Ryker’s brother. I still haven’t been able to convince Ryker to let me into the basement, so I was trying to come up with a way to sneak down there. I don’t understand why he won’t just let me when I spend every night dealing with them.I did learn a little about Ryker’s brother, from what I could gather from others. Ryker was being closed mouth about him. Everything I have learned is that Adrian came to live with Ryker after he was sixteen.They shared the same father, but not the same mother. Adrian’s mother had been a witch and apparently had thought he would be like her and not like his father. She abandoned him and it wasn’t until later that Adrian started being able to use magic.By that point, Adrian and Ryker became close. Instead of kicking Adrian out, Ryker helped him learn how to control his powers. They all thought he had been killed, even though they never found his body.I found it weird since I didn’t even know it wa
Ryker-“Alpha, I need you down in the lab right away.” Leo’s urgent voice pulled me from a deep sleep.It took me a moment to recognize where I was. I knew I wasn’t in my room, which was strange cause I didn’t remember falling asleep anywhere else. Then I realized I was lying next to someone else.Letting my vision adjust, I looked down at the sleeping figure that was wrapped in my arms. “Tae…” I whispered.Oh yeah, I did come here earlier. I had been upset and exhausted. I hadn’t meant to fall asleep, only to enjoy her company for a bit as I processed what Leo had just told me about my brother. This was the first time, since I don’t know when, that I slept next to a female.We hadn’t even had sex, just slept. Oddly enough it was possibly the first time I felt like I actually slept soundly. Careful not to disturb her, I slowly removed myself from her. Pausing when she made a slight groan in her sleep.She turned over to her side and pulled at the blankets before bunching them up to sn
Taelin-Snapping awake, I felt like something was wrong. I didn’t have time to dissect that Ryker was no longer in my bed. I didn’t know what had woken me, but I quickly got dressed. I made it halfway down the stairs before I felt the ground beneath my feet shake.Grabbing onto the wall to steady myself, I waited for it to pass before rushing down the remaining stairs. Whatever I thought I was going to find when I pushed open the door, this wasn’t it. It was like chaos had broken out.Everyone was rushing around, yelling commands, but it was hard to understand anything. There was too much going on for me to comprehend. Sara was just running by me, so reached out to grab her arm.“What is going on?” I asked.“We are preparing to evacuate.” She rushed out in one breath before leaving me alone to figure out what was going on.Not having any weapons on me, I felt that whatever was happening, I needed to gear up. Running back up the stairs, I quickly gathered as much as I could. Shoving a
Ryker-The pain was excruciating, like my head was going to explode just like my brother had exploded. Only the sound of ringing could be heard, in my head. It was so loud that I couldn’t make out any other sound.Maybe it was from the way my brother exploded, I couldn’t be too sure. All I knew was, that I wanted the pain to stop. If this was how I was going to die, this wasn’t the way I had thought it would happen.My entire body was humming with the same ringing sensation my head was feeling. It was as if every part of my body was being electrocuted. I knew I was screaming out in pain, but I couldn’t hear myself.Someone was touching me, but I couldn’t focus on anything but the damn ringing in my head. To top it all off, my wolf was experiencing it as well, but it was different than mine. What was going on with us?“Ryker!” I heard someone shout, but it was hard to make out who it was.I was surprised I was even able to hear it at all over everything. Every sense in my body was heig
Taelin-“Can we get out through here?” Ryker asked, pointing at the ventilation system that exits on one of the top floors.“Possibly, but it will be harder to reach. With as many members as there are, it might prove to be more dangerous. The last thing we need is to be caught in a bad situation while waiting for the crawl space to be cleared enough for the next one to enter. It seems those vents are much smaller than the one we just crawled through, so it will be a tighter squeeze.” I explained.Looking over the prints, I searched for any other possible solution. With how many infected there were down below, it was a risk all on its own to go that direction. At the same time, it might be our best chance.I wish I would have considered an exit strategy sooner, considering I already knew there was a risk from day one. When I first realized most of them were still using the elevators, I should have considered every possible avenue. I knew the front door was controlled by an electrical s