All Chapters of The Pack's Hacker: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

PiperHenry wasn’t happy that I was called out into the field so quickly, but this is the job, one that is the compromise that we made to maintain my dream of being an elite fighter while still being his Luna. I’m not thrilled that Zach is already so injured that he had to come in for recovery, but I am excited that I’m getting my first opportunity to get real-life experience with the Alpha Squad.“Hellfire, let me get you caught up. The rest of you, get dinner going. We’re going to be sleeping outside for the foreseeable future.”I glance at Wendy. Her father made a point to ask me to check on her and make sure she’s doing okay. From what I can tell, she’s doing great. I’m sure she’s feeling a little out of her comfort zone, but Hacker seems like he’s keeping a close eye on her.I follow Raptor away from the group, giving them space to prepare dinner. I’m thankful I ate before coming, because the food doesn’t look appetizing. Not that it would stop me from wanting to do this, but I ha

WendyI expected my father to be here. I don’t know why I suddenly feel less secure without him here, but even knowing that Connor, Quirin, Henry, and Yorick are here, I don’t feel as safe as I would if my father were here.I push that down as we head to Cyra’s old packhouse. Since everyone is in the new packhouse or out chasing Stellan, it’s quiet when we pull up. Quiet, except for the sounds of the alarms going off from inside the Alpha office.“What do we do now?” I ask when I park in front of the packhouse. I turn and watch Jude as he works on his computer.“We need to go inside and see what the alarms are saying,” he says.“I can …”“No! Wait for me, Wendy,” he says. Since he was clear earlier about us using codenames during an operation, I know that this is personal. He’s worried about me.“My dad’s going to be really pissed that he wasn’t here.”“Your dad will be more pissed if someone gets injured and it’s our job to make sure that doesn’t happen,” he says, grabbing his compute

WendyI watch as my father helps lead Jude away. He’s not steady on his feet, so I know the blood loss was significant.“Sphinx, call Hijack and then I want you to walk me through what you saw,” Raptor says.I nod, pulling out my phone and calling Hijack.“Hey beautiful, what can I do for you?” he answers.I sigh. He did tell me he wasn't going to stop calling me that.“Hacker’s down. Raptor needs you to switch out for twenty-four hours and, if you’re willing, take me on for that amount of time.”“What happened to Hacker?” he says, his tone instantly serious and intense.I tell him about finding Stellan and how Hacker pushed me aside and fought him.“He can’t be too injured if Raptor is only keeping him out for twenty-four hours,” he says, but I hear him moving around.“His wound is already starting to heal, but he’s weak. He said he’d work with Yana to start connecting the security system to the new packhouse if he started feeling better.”“Good. If he’s not done when it’s time to rej

WendyUnlike Hacker, or anyone in my life really, Hijack stood behind me and watched, but he didn’t tell me if I was right or wrong in my assessments of the heat sources I found. Small animals were easy. Mid-size and large animals weren’t so easy. Stellan could be hiding in human or wolf form. He could be curled into a tight ball or stretched out lying flat on the ground. I tried to determine the differences between the heat sources while Hijack went outside to speak with Raptor before they took off.When he comes back in he pulls his chair in between our workstations, turning a monitor so he can watch it and watch mine at the same time.“Okay, Raptor and Siren are going south, Venom, Intrigue, and Cipher are going north. Choose your team,” he says.“Venom, Intrigue, and Cipher,” I say instantly. I’m pretty sure they will be more accepting of my errors than Raptor.He glances at his monitor, making sure that Raptor and Siren are good to go before letting them know there’s no threat bef

WendySpending the night with Alpha Squad when I’m with Hacker versus when I'm with Hijack is completely different.When Jude was here, we worked to get everything done together, then we'd gone out to join Alpha Squad and listened to their ghost stories. With Hijack, rather than working together, he steps out of the van and gets on a call about another project he’s working on. Since I’m not part of it, I don’t follow.I finish going through the monitoring process that Jude showed me the previous night, then I look around, trying to figure out where Jude got the sleeping bag that we slept in.I feel the van dip as Hijack steps back in.“Did Hacker show you how to pull the beds down?” he asks me.“Uh, no,” I say.“Right here,” he says, walking over and showing me the latches for the ‘bed’ that is no more than a cot attached to the side of the van. It pulls down like a Murphy Bed, except much smaller.“Blankets and pillows are in that bin over there. You should get some sleep. I have some