Howl For It
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The only ones housed there now were the wolves. Category Hfor Hostile Holding. We have to take out the surveillance first, Kayla whispered. Her hands were sweating. Her heart beating so quickly. Escape had been at hand, but now they were in the belly of the beast again. All by her choice.
You owe the shifters. Do this.
The door to the surveillance room was shut. Her fingers lifted and punched in the access code. Lyle wouldnt have been able to reprogram all the access codes, not yet. At least, she hoped he hadnt.
The lights flashed green. Yes. She shoved open the door.
The hunter watching the monitors for Block B spun toward her in surprise. Kayla? Why are you
Gage lifted his gun. Dont move, he ordered as he stalked toward the blond male.
The hunter froze. K-Kayla? Whats going on?
Im sorry, Thomas, but those prisoners arent being transferred.
Gage was less than a foot from him now. Could Thomas see the flash of fang? Probably. The guy was sweating. Trying to back up and
Gage grabbed him and rammed the guys head into the wall. One hard rap, and Thomas fell.
Hell. Kayla raced across the room. You werent supposed to hurt him!
And he wasnt supposed to have shifter blood beneath his nails. Gages nostrils flared and she knew he was pulling in the scent. His jaw tight, he growled, The bastards lucky that hes still breathing.
He was still breathing. But Thomas was definitely out.
Gages gaze rose to the monitors. Shamus.
She stood slowly and followed his stare. He was looking at the redheaded male wolf shifter who had been brought in first for containment. She still didnt know how an Irish wolf had wound up in the new Vegas pack, and from what shed gathered, Shamus hadnt exactly been the sharing sort.
Blood dripped from the redheads side. He stood just a foot away from the silver bars, and he glared straight up at the camera.
Shamus had put two hunters in the infirmary when hed been brought in.
An animal. Lyles words drifted through her mind. See how wild? How vicious? This one will have to be put down before he can kill again.
Has he killed? Kayla asked quietly.
Gage nodded.
So have I. When had the line between good and evil become so blurry? Maybe it had just always been that way. Has he killed innocents? she pressed.
Gages stare slowly turned to her. Im getting him out of there.
Okay, so that wasnt the answer shed been hoping to hear. Kayla grabbed his arm and stopped him. If that guy is gonna get loose, then turn on humans . . . She couldnt let that happen. That would just bemore death on her. Kayla swallowed. Ive seen what wolf shifters can do to humans. I wont let him hurt innocent people like that.
Gage stared down at her. When will you stop judging us all, based on what happened to you?
She felt that hit all the way to her soul. But Kayla didnt let him go. Is he a threat to the humans? Lyle had said so, but now she knew Lyle was a lying sack of shit.
That I trusted for years. That I freaking loved. Hed been a second father to her, only the increasing icy certainty in her gut told her that the guy had quite possibly killed her real father.
No, not quite possibly. You did it. I know you did. Her blinders had been smashed to pieces now.
And I was with Lyle. I fought side by side with him for years and didnt realize the truth.
She had to clench her teeth to hold back the scream that wanted to break free. Shed been so blind. So driven by rage and anger. Lyle had given her targets, and shed been only too eager to attack.
I trust Shamus. Gage spoke softly to her. His body was tense beneath her hand. Things . . . havent been easy for him. But he isnt psychotic.
As wolves were prone to be. Like you, Lyle?
Hes in control, and as far as I know, Shamus never killed a human in his life, not even those who deserved death.
Her breath rushed out. Okay, that was something.
And the woman? The female wolf. The one with the short, close-cropped black hair, the coffee cream skin, and the dark eyes that looked like shed seen hell a time or twenty.
Faye cant shift.
That surprised her. Shes a hybrid? She had heard about another wolf like that, once, but that wolf shifter had lived way down south.
No. Shes full-blooded. His gaze darted to the screen that showed Fayes image. But when she was thirteen, a sick prick got hold of her. A doctor who said he could cure wolves. Fayes parents wanted her cured.
Why? Shed thought wolves loved their beasts.
Because they didnt want to be monsters. Didnt want her to be one.
Kayla flinched.
The doctor pumped liquid silver in her veins. Burned her from the inside out. Shes never been able to change.
Her eyes squeezed shut. She couldnt even guess the agony a procedure like that would bring to a child. Wh-what happened to the doctor?
The human who got off on torturing wolves? Fury burned in his voice. Dont worry. Hes not curing anyone. Not anymore.
No. She bet he wasnt.
Not good. Not evil.
You owe the shifters. Do this.
The door to the surveillance room was shut. Her fingers lifted and punched in the access code. Lyle wouldnt have been able to reprogram all the access codes, not yet. At least, she hoped he hadnt.
The lights flashed green. Yes. She shoved open the door.
The hunter watching the monitors for Block B spun toward her in surprise. Kayla? Why are you
Gage lifted his gun. Dont move, he ordered as he stalked toward the blond male.
The hunter froze. K-Kayla? Whats going on?
Im sorry, Thomas, but those prisoners arent being transferred.
Gage was less than a foot from him now. Could Thomas see the flash of fang? Probably. The guy was sweating. Trying to back up and
Gage grabbed him and rammed the guys head into the wall. One hard rap, and Thomas fell.
Hell. Kayla raced across the room. You werent supposed to hurt him!
And he wasnt supposed to have shifter blood beneath his nails. Gages nostrils flared and she knew he was pulling in the scent. His jaw tight, he growled, The bastards lucky that hes still breathing.
He was still breathing. But Thomas was definitely out.
Gages gaze rose to the monitors. Shamus.
She stood slowly and followed his stare. He was looking at the redheaded male wolf shifter who had been brought in first for containment. She still didnt know how an Irish wolf had wound up in the new Vegas pack, and from what shed gathered, Shamus hadnt exactly been the sharing sort.
Blood dripped from the redheads side. He stood just a foot away from the silver bars, and he glared straight up at the camera.
Shamus had put two hunters in the infirmary when hed been brought in.
An animal. Lyles words drifted through her mind. See how wild? How vicious? This one will have to be put down before he can kill again.
Has he killed? Kayla asked quietly.
Gage nodded.
So have I. When had the line between good and evil become so blurry? Maybe it had just always been that way. Has he killed innocents? she pressed.
Gages stare slowly turned to her. Im getting him out of there.
Okay, so that wasnt the answer shed been hoping to hear. Kayla grabbed his arm and stopped him. If that guy is gonna get loose, then turn on humans . . . She couldnt let that happen. That would just bemore death on her. Kayla swallowed. Ive seen what wolf shifters can do to humans. I wont let him hurt innocent people like that.
Gage stared down at her. When will you stop judging us all, based on what happened to you?
She felt that hit all the way to her soul. But Kayla didnt let him go. Is he a threat to the humans? Lyle had said so, but now she knew Lyle was a lying sack of shit.
That I trusted for years. That I freaking loved. Hed been a second father to her, only the increasing icy certainty in her gut told her that the guy had quite possibly killed her real father.
No, not quite possibly. You did it. I know you did. Her blinders had been smashed to pieces now.
And I was with Lyle. I fought side by side with him for years and didnt realize the truth.
She had to clench her teeth to hold back the scream that wanted to break free. Shed been so blind. So driven by rage and anger. Lyle had given her targets, and shed been only too eager to attack.
I trust Shamus. Gage spoke softly to her. His body was tense beneath her hand. Things . . . havent been easy for him. But he isnt psychotic.
As wolves were prone to be. Like you, Lyle?
Hes in control, and as far as I know, Shamus never killed a human in his life, not even those who deserved death.
Her breath rushed out. Okay, that was something.
And the woman? The female wolf. The one with the short, close-cropped black hair, the coffee cream skin, and the dark eyes that looked like shed seen hell a time or twenty.
Faye cant shift.
That surprised her. Shes a hybrid? She had heard about another wolf like that, once, but that wolf shifter had lived way down south.
No. Shes full-blooded. His gaze darted to the screen that showed Fayes image. But when she was thirteen, a sick prick got hold of her. A doctor who said he could cure wolves. Fayes parents wanted her cured.
Why? Shed thought wolves loved their beasts.
Because they didnt want to be monsters. Didnt want her to be one.
Kayla flinched.
The doctor pumped liquid silver in her veins. Burned her from the inside out. Shes never been able to change.
Her eyes squeezed shut. She couldnt even guess the agony a procedure like that would bring to a child. Wh-what happened to the doctor?
The human who got off on torturing wolves? Fury burned in his voice. Dont worry. Hes not curing anyone. Not anymore.
No. She bet he wasnt.
Not good. Not evil.
