Manhunt Novels & Stories

"Oh. I understand the plan now. Alpha Manuel." "Finally," I said quietly. "Riverside has some use to the great alpha. Aside from providing him with brides he can torture." The guard flinched. "Who's the best hunter in our pack Mitch?" "Aaron." his response was automatic from his mental files. "Success rate ninety-seven point three percent. Specializes in tracking wounded prey through adverse conditions. Can identify species from partial prints. Has never failed to locate a target in—" "Mitch." "Sorry. Alpha Manuel. Aaron is the answer."

’’ "Have you not asked me enough questions already?’’ I shook my head. “You should have the killer by now. What's holding you back from doing your fucking job?’’ I walked in as he followed me behind. "Something new has come up. We have reason to believe that Jessie McCallister's murder is connected to franchise.’’ "Who?’’ "Not who, Mrs Olivia, but what.’’ He corrected, making me roll my eyes. "The Franchise is the biggest, most dangerous terrorist group in all of France. We have reason to believe that Jessie’s murderer is one of the top brass in the organization.’’ "I don't understand." I let out, wondering if this was a fucking joke.

She’s gonna learn real quick. Kayla opens her mouth to respond—then the elite force returns. “That was a mindlink from Nathan,” Dev says. Straight to the point, no build-up. He knows we all clocked the mindlink the second he and Arya left. “There’s no trace of a single Riding Hood in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico.” Nathan had left to lead a supernatural witch hunt—literally. The rest of the elite stayed behind to protect Chris, Esteban, and Kayla. Looks like we’re in the clear now.

Most of all, I missed Freya and hearing her name was worse. Dillon pulls me into his arms “You did good, babe.” “I don’t want to do that again.” “You won’t have too.” He tries to reassure me. But throughout the entire last year, I knew it would come. I knew that they would find me at some point. I knew that I would have to use the very thing I hate against them. And if they found me, others would. “They will come.” I tell Dillon as he hugs me. “I won’t let them.” But no matter how much he tried to reassure me, at the end of the day. He was just a human. He wouldn’t stand a chance against wolves. The day will come where I would be the cause of his death.

the man whispered. Carmine pulled out his phone and searched for what the man had described. Father did the same, as we were close enough to hear the exchange. I twisted my neck to see what came up on my father’s screen and winced. There were pictures of bodies lying everywhere on the ground. The news article was titled “Animal attack or mass murder?”

My retaliation was a public humiliation in front of the entire university that Gary could not simply ignore. The game of humiliation he had carefully planned had turned into a public judgment of him and his lackeys. It broke the last of his restraint and made him go mad. He dropped the civility and stopped testing the waters. That night, the app posted an unprecedented "Ultimate Hunting" Quest. The title was crimson red. [Ultimate Hunting Quest. Capture Sinead alive and take her to the abandoned classroom building in the north.]

The thought of that wiped the smile clean off my face. “Oh come on, cheer up. You’re gonna do great!” Melissa said, trying to bolster my spirits. She was always good at that and I genuinely appreciated the effort even though it wasn’t working this time. “I hope so Mel. I hope-“ the sound of the horn that announced the beginning of the Hunt stopped me mid sentence. I gasped in shock. “They aren’t supposed to blow it yet. They’re supposed to send people to make sure everyone is at their station” Mel winced. “I think they did hon”

"Too slow. Again." They run it again. I watch him track four points of movement at once, correcting one man's stance with a single word, another's timing with nothing but a look, and I understand, watching him, exactly what kind of man could hunt down three killers over eighteen months and never let a single detail of it slip.

It was time to see what the hell was going on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hope you have enjoyed chapter one of The Hunt for Knowledge. Newly mated Katalea and Dakari are about to go on an adventure that will take them to some unique places with some unique new friends. Of course, we won’t forget about Dalya and her troubles, and isn’t it about time we hear from Katalea’s Mom and Dad? Stay tuned!

He sighs heavily, resigning himself, and starts eating again. “So, here’s how it goes,” I begin, my voice flat, devoid of emotion, because that’s how you have to approach it. “The prey are dressed in specific outfits, and they’re released with a five-minute head start to hide. After those five minutes are up, the hunters begin searching. The rules are simple: the hunters don’t have to kill the prey. They can just torment and torture them. But even if the prey survives being found once, it doesn’t mean they’ll live. If they’re found again, it could mean death.”