When the dust settled again, Ian saw through bleary eyes. An opening formed in the debris. A light was shining through the formed gap—a familiar-coloured light. Someone was on the other side. These were part of their team who come to rescue them. That’s when he prayed in relief that they could get free. There was a rescue coming. It was possible to leave this hellhole.
Shadowed shapes and whispering voices came from the opening. Ian made out a quiet but lively debate going on. It was between Jaxon, and he thought, Devine. They were fine. Yolanda must have realized the same thing. She barked at them, ending with a low growl of some sort. He needed to learn wolf shifter communication.
“She’s got a head injury. I don’t think she can get back to her human form. Just get us out of here. We’ll talk about it in a safe place.”
“Shift back. It’s called shift back. That makes sense. Shifting is hard on the body. She co
“Fine, we know things we shouldn’t. Yes, we get the idea that silence is golden. I get it. We will lose our jobs. But that head. Oh, my god. That head proves to me we aren’t ready for this.I have no reason not to believe you ifyousaythat there are more. Suppose even a tenth of what folklore claims about them are true. We are the least of theproblems.” Ian straightened and lookedabout him.They stood in the cold and snowwracking their brains for a solution to their problems
Yolanda lay on a bed upstairs in the packhouse where Doctor Graves and his nurse/mate examined her wounds. She waited to hear his verdict. She needed to talk. Everyone would take the heat if she couldn’t. Times like this shifting sucked rocks. Fae. Thefaereturned to the world. Thatwould benefitno one.The summoner would learn.To summon thefaemay have&
It tooksome literal sniffing.Sheneededto do someasking around.Thenfoundthat the Luna was hiding in her office.Yolanda knew it well. She’d not been there in days. It felt like it’d been years. When Yolanda leftfor the m
Everyone returned to the office.The large room quickly filled with people.Now with the cave crawling team and the rest of the Hell Hounds. Introducing the Beta Jeff Bandor and his mate to Ian and his men.The Alpha Gregory Wolversen was all business.Aricka Wolversen was his mate and the Luna of the Black River Pack. She was the one that helped smooth out his rougher angles.The Alpha pair stepped out.That’s how Yolanda described them. Tospeak with
“Consider the fact that your life partner sits in this room. Even without that, they are the key to your survival. The laws I’m speaking to you are older than the country we belong to. If you walkaway at the end,you won’t survive very long. Each one of you has seen or learn something you can’t unsee, and it endangers thousands of people. Not just supernatural creatures. Throughout history, we have seen humans become obsessed with destroying supernatural creatures. It never ends well for them and often innocent supernatural beings. Humans die because they misidentify them as supernatural creatures. Now you are all lucky. My mate says that you are all show
The group found a lot of their things dropped in the packhouse entrance. Meaning the pups poked about at the baggage, trying to peek into the boxes and bags. The dangerous items went to the guarded armoury for care and storage. “Okay, guys. If it’s not yours, should your paws be on it?” Catching the pups’ red pawed as the pack joked about events like these. Yolanda watched various guilty parties jump back from what they’d been doing. “Okay, as punishment, you all need to haul these things for us. So, pick up a bag and let’s move out.” The others snickered through a chorus of groans. “Don’t give me puppy eyes. You know that doesn’t work. We all put in an effort. That’s how we get things done. Many hands make light work. Once the work’s done, then the fun begins. You ar
Yolanda pulled her cellphone from the pocket of her jeans and returned the call. Ian disappeared into the bathroom by then with his clothes and a shaving kit from his bag. Someone answered the phone before she mentioned where to find the first aid kit. “Yeah, hi. What’s up?” “Dean Kelp just arrived, and he’s demanding to see you. Get here when you can. He’s got his head in that book you guys brought back with you.” Jeff, the Black River Pack Beta, was on the line. This wasn’t unusual. Jeff often did the Alpha’s calling, and they needed to call several people in for this. 
Ian followed Yolanda down into a sub-basement. They walked down a ramp from outside the packhouse to a vault door. It was a typical vault door. If a person ignored the glowing runes around the door. It was unnerving to see something he would expect in a horror movie. “What are the marks for? Symbols?” Yolanda laughed as she opened the heavy door. “Each rune is to prevent some being from possessing the weapon supply. Just wait until you see the documents, they must sign to use the weapons. Why do you think I’m upset at not working with this? It’s an enormous responsibility. There we go. Come on, I’ll introduce you to my domain.”&