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

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. The fae returned to the world. That would benefit no one. The summoner would learn. To summon the fae may have&

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. To speak with 

            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

                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.”    &