Hunted Wolf: Moonbound Series, Book Eight by Krystal Shannan, Camryn Rhys

until his chest touched her back. “We have to go. The charges are set. We’re blowing the generator they hauled out here to try and jury-rig this tower back into operation.”
    Gabriel nodded. “We need to head east to get to the barracks. Unless the protocols have changed, they’ll be wiring all the buildings to self-destruct.”
    “You’re bleeding,” she said, pointing to his shoulder.
    “I’ll be fine.” He turned away from her and jogged across the clearing, following the same winding footpath they’d come through the jungle on the other side.
    She turned around and looked up at Viper. “We can’t just shoot them all. We’re here to save them.”
    “Shooting is necessary sometimes. Why carry a gun if you don’t agree with that?” He took her by the hand again and led her away from the tower at a fast clip.
    Their booted feet pounded against the loamy soil of the footpath.
    Niko and Dani were just ahead of her. Duke was at the front of the group, just behind Gabriel and the other Rangers were behind her and Viper setting the charges on the tower and portable generator.
    Barely a minute passed before a loud explosion blasted from behind them. Gonzales and the other Rangers fell into stride behind her and Viper moments later.
    The race was on.
    Hopefully they could get to the barracks and the women before Rossi’s failsafes kicked in. At least Gabriel seemed to know his way around the island.
    Small blessings.
    Gunfire cracked from the other side of the island.
    Hannah jerked her head toward the noise and air rushed from her lungs. How many others were going to die before this night ended?

Chapter Six
    T hey could’ve moved faster if they could shift. Thinking that guns would be more effective than fangs, Rain had ordered them to kit out in their Army gear, and not in their hunting gear. But Viper’s blood was moving so fast in his veins, it almost felt like the moments before the moon forced the shift on him.
    Moving through the thick, high grass of the island felt like training. Everyone on the island was a wolf. What kind of torture to grow up around wolves that should be able to be trusted, and they were only taking advantage of everyone.
    He wanted to kill every one of the guards who held them, and flay Adrian Rossi alive. Slowly.
    People who took advantage of kids deserved death.
    Death.
    Shifting would have increased the likelihood of finding Rossi fast. Every step he took on the island, everything he heard, it just increased his desire to kill the man.
    They crested a small hill, and Viper could see, about half a mile ahead of them, lights flickering.
    Flashlights?
    “What’s that?” he yelled, but the other Rangers were still running. Too much noise. It wasn’t worth using the comms.
    Duke and Trahan had to see the lights. If there was danger, they’d stop.
    “I can’t see,” Hannah answered from his side. He looked down at her, running along next to him, a settled look on her face. The pain in her legs that’d taken him by surprise down on the beach was almost gone. Her feet hurt. He could feel it. But she hadn’t said a single word.
    He liked her more and more.
    They’d been running for long enough that Viper was starting to feel some burn in his lungs. But they were following Tarzan, and he was running.
    Gabriel , he had a name.
    He rolled his eyes. He had Hannah in his head already.
    Both the other civilians were holding their own, although Viper couldn’t feel every part of their body the way he could feel her. It was a little unnerving and a little exciting. Sort of like living in stereo.
    “Bravo team, come in.” Rain’s voice came over the comms.
    Duke held up a hand to halt them and called up to the islander to stop. They slipped off the path, into the trees, and circled up, panting. He touched the side of his head. “This is Bravo team leader.”
    “We have Vadik and Andrea,” Rain said, his voice scratchy. “And other rescues. Sending them down to Colt.”
    “Read