"Get dressed you damn woman," Henry Truex said angrily. His black slicked back hair came loose, trailing in front of his emerald green eyes as he waved his hand at Alex.She stood in her old quarters. She was back in the house she had lived at for many terrible years. Alex crossed her arms and stuck her chin out stubbornly.Henry pinched her chin between his thumb and the knuckle of his index finger. "Get dressed. Now," he commanded. "Before I get someone to do it for you.""I'd like to see them try." Her eyes glared defiantly into his. His grip on her chin made her want to shutter, but she held it back.Henry backhanded her, the quick slap made a loud smack that cracked the air. He released her chin with a shove. Alex stumbled backward a step. She held her chin up strong, fighting the urge to cradle her cheek. Alex cracked a wicked smile. "What are they going to think when they see me now?"Henry's eyes narrowed. "If your intention is for me to leave marks, then I will, but we wi

"Get this girl into make-up. If Truex is going to be a congressmen, he needs a wife that doesn't look so trashy, sorry doll. You, Amy, take her to make-up. Now Henry come with me, we need to go over your speech again. Don't worry, don't worry, you've got enough protection on her, what are you worried about? An army taking that pretty little thing away? Ha, no one would dare take something from you." The busy man rattled on and on as he swung his arm around Henry and steered him down the busy halls behind the stage.A mousey little hybrid led her in the opposite direction, with her Alphas in tow. She parked Alex in a seat in front of some incandescent bulbs that lit her face up. The red outline from the healing towel glowed pink. The hybrid bit her lip as she patted foundation and blended it over the skin. She didn't say anything, but Alex could tell she wanted to. Maybe this lady would help her get away. Alex stared at her hazel eyes, she might be able to manipulate her. She was proba

"Jack, look." Ellie pointed to one of her screens. "It's the election footage from the other night.""Did you see her?" he asked eagerly. Jack pulled a rolling chair up next to her lab bench.The congressman elect, Henry Truex, stood at a podium speaking to his audience. He wore an expensive suit and his green eyes pierced right through the screen as if he was looking right at the viewer. He spread his arms out, "We can unite together. I will make our nation stronger. We can all live in peace and happiness without the fear of prejudice. And just as my wife continues to help the humans, I too, will come together and unite our races under one nation. We can be whole again."The audience exploded in applause, shouts, and whistles. Henry lifted his hands up praising the people. He extended his hand behind him towards someone off screen. Alex's face appeared and she clasped hands with him. Her smile was huge and she waved in big motions to the audience. Her blonde hair was sleeked back l

Once up the stairs, the women shuffled back the way Jack and his men had first come. Jack kept a look out over his shoulder for any signs of life. It was strange no one had detected them yet. He'd never been on a mission where they'd gotten away clean.Out of the corner of his eye, Jack saw a dark shadow. He spun and aimed his pistol at the corridor. The tall man paused to look at Jack then turned to look down the hallway, too. He remained silent and they both listened for movement. Only the shuffling of feet from the women echoed through the hall."Give me a weapon," the man whispered.Jack hesitated for a moment, then silently pulled another matching pistol from the holster under his right arm and handed it over to him. "Protect the women. I'm going to check it out."The man nodded. He checked the pistol before he aimed it ahead of him. He walked backward slowly, following the women while keeping an eye on Jack's back.Jack stalked forward towards the stairs. He wished Alex was

Jack balanced the tray of food on one arm and slid the door open to his cabin. A small light illuminated the room from the nightstand and an eleven-year-old girl looked up from her book where she sat on the bed."Hey kiddo," Jack greeted."Was your mission good?" Lexi asked.Jack set the tray of food down on the table across from the bed and pushed the stack of books out of the way with it. "Yeah, we saved a bunch of huge women.""Huge women?" Lexi asked and set her book down in her lap."They were all the way out to here." He gestured as if he had a very large stomach."How'd you fit them through the door then?""We all ganged up and pushed them through." Jack sat at the little table on the bench seat.Lexi quirked her lips to the side in thought. The expression reminded him of Alex and a small pang struck his heart."You're messing with me again, aren't you?" She asked.Jack nodded. "You caught me. But they were all pretty big, very pregnant.""Pregnant? Were they human?"