The Spiderweb Plan

It was still the same night, the night we had been nearly carved apart by the Apex, the night the Syndicate had forced our hand, and the night Cane and I had finally stopped fighting for control and started fighting for each other.We stepped into the galley, the atmosphere shifting the moment we entered. Gideon’s men didn't just look at us with wariness anymore; they looked at us with a grudging, wary respect.Vinnie was hunched over the table, his prosthetic arm clicking as he tightened a screw with a tiny, specialized screwdriver. He didn't look up, his metal fingers whirring with surgical precision."Boss-lady," Vinnie chirped, his tone far too upbeat for someone who had nearly been skewered by a mantis-man an hour ago."I’ve recalibrated the espresso setting. It no longer tastes like burning tires. It now tastes like slightly scorched tires. It’s an improvement. Call it a win for morale."Gideon was sprawled in a crate, his boots up, swirling a glass of amber liquid that definite

I'll Watch Your Back

"You’re sure about this?" Gideon asked, stepping onto the platform."These aren't exactly 'people you can reason with,' Eloise. These are strays. They’ve been living on rat meat for months. You try to pet a stray, you usually lose a finger.""I'm not trying to pet them," I said, my voice echoing off the vaulted ceiling."I'm offering them a path."I walked forward. I could smell them. They were huddled in the maintenance tunnels.Behind me, Gideon and Vinnie followed. Gideon was playing with a small, glowing beacon, his fingers dancing over the controls."Stay back," I signaled to them.I walked into the center of the platform and stopped. I didn't reach for my blade. I didn't shift. I simply stood in the light of the emergency flares we’d set up. I communicated;You are not alone.Slowly, they emerged. I motioned for Vinnie."The rations," I said.Vinnie stepped up, looking genuinely nervous as he cracked open a crate. The smell of real food hit the tunnel. The effect was immediate.

Don't Make This Personal

The success of the Spiderweb Plan had made us cocky. We had supplies, we had a growing network of displaced wolves, and for the first time in years, we weren't running. We were building.But Gideon was a man who calculated risks, and I had foolishly assumed he was calculating the same risks as me.It started with a routine drop. We were hovering over a series of abandoned chemical silos in the outskirts of the Ruhr, a perfect "Ghost Network" transfer point. Gideon had insisted on piloting this one himself, citing the need to "keep the Syndicate’s hands clean" of our pack operations.Cane was uneasy. I could feel the tension in his shoulders every time he looked at the bridge, but I told myself it was just old habits. We had shared drinks, shared plans, and Gideon had even stood beside us when the Apex descended. I thought we were a team.I was in the cargo hold, checking the latest shipment of dampen-rounds, when the ship’s internal comms crackled to life."Eloise, Cane," Gideon’s voi

We Need Blood

"I learned a few things about your 'Ghost Network,'" Jax said, his voice shaking with pure, unadulterated rage.Jax slammed the scrambler against the floor, and the bridge went dark. The gravity plating died, and the emergency lights turned a deep, blood-red.In that split second of chaos, I shifted.The White Wolf didn't hold back. I didn't care about the dampeners or the safety of the ship. I roared, a sound that shook the very foundation of the ship, and hit Vinnie with the force of a freight train.His metal arm tore off his shoulder in a spray of hydraulic fluid and sparks. He shrieked, stumbling back into the wall.Gideon scrambled, his hand reaching for his pulse-carbine, but I was faster. I was on him, my claws hovering inches from his throat. I wasn't looking at a human anymore. I was looking at the man who had brought death to my pack."You had a choice," I growled, my voice vibrating with the Alpha’s resonance."You had a home. You had us.""I... I have a debt," Gideon gasp

Alle Kapitel von The Wolfpack's New Receptionist: Kapitel 111 – Kapitel 114

The Spiderweb Plan

I'll Watch Your Back

Don't Make This Personal

We Need Blood