LOGIN“She’s a little spitfire, isn’t she?” James is waiting for me in the kitchen; I see him the second I step over the threshold and close the door to the basement. I don’t say anything as I drop the plates into the empty sink and walk back to the door so I can turn up the thermostat so the basement will warm up a little. We never normally bother with making the basement warm because we don’t normally feel the cold but the two humans down there will definitely feel the bite from the frost in the air. “She’s scared.” I mutter before pushing off the wall so I can face James; he’s sitting at the breakfast bar with a glass of whisky in one hand and a stack of papers in the other. “Is that from my father?” I ask him as I walk around the island so I can take a seat next to him. I’d usually move a conversation like this to the office but the house is quiet thanks to our guests; most of my enforcers are out patrolling the borders to make sure the Pack stays safe from any further invaders. “I’ve
Octavia is out cold. I’ve tried calling out to her a few times but other than the odd mumble, I’ve not received a response. My cage is big enough that I can stand up; I can take several steps to the side before hitting the bars and there is a small cot towards the back along with a bucket I’m sure is for relieving myself. I suppose in terms of a prison, I’ve been in worse but in terms of escape, this place is hell. The bars of the cage are built into the floor and ceiling, which means the concrete is blocking me in from the top and bottom, the bars themselves are almost as thick as my arm and the lock is strong enough that the few kicks I’ve delivered haven’t even made the door shake, let alone open. My plan was to escape from wherever the shifters put me, kill Gideon and run off into the night to collect my bounty. Octavia shivering and sweating in the cage across from me has put a serious dampener on any plan I try to come up with.“Maybe Master was right about connections.” I mutte
The run back to the Pack has the calming effect I was hoping for but I’m no clearer on what is happening or why. I stopped long enough to patrol the borders and catch a fox to fill my wolf but I couldn’t allow myself to procrastinate for long. Knowing that the Pack has not one but two deadly females in cages was enough to have me running as fast as my paws would take me. I half expected my Beta to be waiting for me at the Pack but instead it's my father. He’s looking older everyday but no matter how hard I push, he refuses to just stay in the Pack house and hideaway from the dangers of the world. “Two females lookin’ to kill Pack members and you think it's a smart time to shift and run?” My father’s authoritative tone still makes my fur stand on end as my wolf skids to a stop in front of him. He’s almost completely bald with thick grey eyebrows; his once bright green eyes are dulling with age and the loss of sight. He’s long past the age of shifting, which is why the Pack was handed
The sounds of trees rustling and bugs crawling across the ground give way to complete silence; it's the unnatural kind of silence that tells me the area has been cleared of anyone who could give away where I am. The chains rattle with every step I take. Phelan is at my back and the other two guys are at my front. I could try to run but I’ll never get another chance to get this close to Gideon. If there is really a whole community living out here, then I need to get my job done so that they can continue living without The Judge coming down on them. I might seem like a monster to them but I’m nothing compared to the hell that will come if I fail. “Alpha wants her in the basement; the cell next to the other one is empty.” My ears strain to hear more about this other person; I have a sinking feeling in my gut that it's Octavia. It's how they knew where I was coming from and where I would stop for supplies; I can only hope that Octavia isn’t hurt too badly because I know only torture woul
“Why are you going this way?” The guy in charge asks, after hours of silence, I’ve not been too worried about them not talking though; it's allowed me to keep track of the turns and how long we’ve travelled straight. I’m pretty sure I can get back to the Collector’s shop if I need to. It would take days on foot but I’m kind of hoping these guys have brought my van along for inspection or even just to keep the weapons away from the civilians. “Because she’s counting.” The man who sees too much growls softly; it's not soft enough to keep me from hearing him though and I smirk behind the sack covering my face. It's possible this guy already knows my plan and I’ll no doubt have to take him down before I even get close to Gideon. "There's no way she can find her way back; it's just not possible for a human to track like that.” I have to bite my tongue to keep myself from laughing; the fact that I’m human and not a shifter is making the guy in charge underestimate me and I’m happy for him
These guys aren’t like any shifters I’ve ever met before. They’re organised, clean and have access to vehicles. I’ve killed a lot of shifters since I left The Academy and they have always been huddled in the dark, scared of their own shadows and the world at large. Other girls from The Academy see them as not worth the time, which is how I’ve become known as the go-to for all shifter hits; it's why I was offered the job before Octavia was. “Reckon they come from some kind of group where all the girls are hot with blonde hair and blue eyes?” I hear one of the men ask. I can’t see him thanks to the bag over my head and I can’t remove it thanks to the cuffs and chains holding me in place. Like I said, these guys are organised. “You know, there was a guy way back in the day who preferred blondes with blue eyes.” That comes from a man in front of me; it's only thanks to all of my training that I’m able to figure out where the men are sitting without looking at them. “There was? What hap







