way but kept a firm
grip.
No matter how hard she struggled, Ran and Rafe kept her with
them and moved faster than she thought they would be able to with her
protesting until they were at the top of the mountain. Angela could only watch,
speechless, when Ran slowed, leapt up on some large rocks and disappeared only
to appear a moment later with a large, very-well-stuffed backpack. Rafe stood
next to Angela, the two of them watching as Ran adjusted the straps on his
shoulders and situated the stuffed backpack in the middle of his back. Rafe
stepped forward, helping until they had the pack secure. Without even a growl,
they turned to continue their journey, as if this short respite to grab what
she could only guess were supplies had been a well-planned-out part of their
run. They didn’t slow as they descended down the other side. As the darkness
increased and the silence around them grew, Angela kept looking over her
shoulder. But she didn’t see anyone. No one followed them from Colony. And Raul
wasn’t anywhere in sight. There were only the smells of the three of them.
“Don’t worry. He will find you.” Ran brushed her hair from
her face and loosened his grip on her.
“I don’t get you two.” They were too far from Colony by now.
If she ran from them, in her flesh or fur, they would catch her. “When did Raul
make this plan you keep mentioning?”
“This morning, before he went to get you,” Rafe said without
looking at her.
“He predicted all of this would happen this morning?” And
obviously he was that confident she would go with his litter.
“It was clear terrible things were about to happen with
Colony.” This time Rafe did look at her. “We would have left sooner, but he was
determined to get you.”
She was silent for a moment. “He’s talked to you two about
me?” she finally found the nerve to ask.
Rafe simply snorted.
“Angela, Raul’s loved you for years.” Ran’s words sliced
straight to her heart.
If he died because of these two, she would see to their
deaths herself.
Chapter Five
They leapt at him from every direction. Worse than cubs who
were eager to pounce and fight, these were adults with claws fully extended and
teeth bared for the kill. Raul threw one after the other to the side, flinging
them like limp meat. He struck, sank his teeth deep into warm flesh and
released. One after another.
And it was wrong. So damn fucking wrong. Half of Colony
would die tonight. And for what? Greed? Craving something that would never
happen? Or was it simply the blood lust running rampant, the urge to kill
lodged deep inside them surfacing, burning with fever and making them all crazed?
There was only one way to stop it.
In the madness, he didn’t know where Angela was. His
littermates would obey him though. They were honor-bound, just like him, and
understood when he laid down the law. Rafe and Ran would protect Angela, and he
would join them soon.
Leaping in the air to meet his latest challenger, Raul
grabbed the male by his neck, making the puncture quick and merciful. The
male’s artery gave way against his teeth. Blood poured over Raul’s tongue,
clinging to his fur and filling the air with its fresh, pungent, metallic
smell.
Raul threw the body and it landed against several other
members of Colony. Everyone was in their fur, and the growls and heavy paws
prancing over rock were louder than a fucking avalanche.
He lunged and stopped in front of several of them. Is
human money worth dying for? he growled.
Raul stared into their cold and disillusioned eyes. Raising
his head, he dared the next one to approach but wouldn’t attack. It was time to
wash the blood from his paws and his coat.
It’s not my place to tell you what to do. Live with your
dishonor, but it won’t be mine. He curled his lip, staring into cold glares
of those he once called friends.
Raul and his litter would have nothing to do with killing
humans, earning their money by shedding blood. This
grip.
No matter how hard she struggled, Ran and Rafe kept her with
them and moved faster than she thought they would be able to with her
protesting until they were at the top of the mountain. Angela could only watch,
speechless, when Ran slowed, leapt up on some large rocks and disappeared only
to appear a moment later with a large, very-well-stuffed backpack. Rafe stood
next to Angela, the two of them watching as Ran adjusted the straps on his
shoulders and situated the stuffed backpack in the middle of his back. Rafe
stepped forward, helping until they had the pack secure. Without even a growl,
they turned to continue their journey, as if this short respite to grab what
she could only guess were supplies had been a well-planned-out part of their
run. They didn’t slow as they descended down the other side. As the darkness
increased and the silence around them grew, Angela kept looking over her
shoulder. But she didn’t see anyone. No one followed them from Colony. And Raul
wasn’t anywhere in sight. There were only the smells of the three of them.
“Don’t worry. He will find you.” Ran brushed her hair from
her face and loosened his grip on her.
“I don’t get you two.” They were too far from Colony by now.
If she ran from them, in her flesh or fur, they would catch her. “When did Raul
make this plan you keep mentioning?”
“This morning, before he went to get you,” Rafe said without
looking at her.
“He predicted all of this would happen this morning?” And
obviously he was that confident she would go with his litter.
“It was clear terrible things were about to happen with
Colony.” This time Rafe did look at her. “We would have left sooner, but he was
determined to get you.”
She was silent for a moment. “He’s talked to you two about
me?” she finally found the nerve to ask.
Rafe simply snorted.
“Angela, Raul’s loved you for years.” Ran’s words sliced
straight to her heart.
If he died because of these two, she would see to their
deaths herself.
Chapter Five
They leapt at him from every direction. Worse than cubs who
were eager to pounce and fight, these were adults with claws fully extended and
teeth bared for the kill. Raul threw one after the other to the side, flinging
them like limp meat. He struck, sank his teeth deep into warm flesh and
released. One after another.
And it was wrong. So damn fucking wrong. Half of Colony
would die tonight. And for what? Greed? Craving something that would never
happen? Or was it simply the blood lust running rampant, the urge to kill
lodged deep inside them surfacing, burning with fever and making them all crazed?
There was only one way to stop it.
In the madness, he didn’t know where Angela was. His
littermates would obey him though. They were honor-bound, just like him, and
understood when he laid down the law. Rafe and Ran would protect Angela, and he
would join them soon.
Leaping in the air to meet his latest challenger, Raul
grabbed the male by his neck, making the puncture quick and merciful. The
male’s artery gave way against his teeth. Blood poured over Raul’s tongue,
clinging to his fur and filling the air with its fresh, pungent, metallic
smell.
Raul threw the body and it landed against several other
members of Colony. Everyone was in their fur, and the growls and heavy paws
prancing over rock were louder than a fucking avalanche.
He lunged and stopped in front of several of them. Is
human money worth dying for? he growled.
Raul stared into their cold and disillusioned eyes. Raising
his head, he dared the next one to approach but wouldn’t attack. It was time to
wash the blood from his paws and his coat.
It’s not my place to tell you what to do. Live with your
dishonor, but it won’t be mine. He curled his lip, staring into cold glares
of those he once called friends.
Raul and his litter would have nothing to do with killing
humans, earning their money by shedding blood. This
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