Savage Sanctuary: A Dire Wolves Mission (The Devil's Dires Book 2) by Ellis Leigh Page A
Authors: Ellis Leigh
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darker, more concentrated than the others they’d found. This was a crossing point, a place of congregation. A meeting spot.
Time to go to work.
Nose down, he led Abel down a new trail, weaving in and out of the brush along the slight path heading east. The scent was stronger still, the men having obviously walked it multiple times recently. Hikers, maybe. But the terrain was rough here, the path barely visible, and the cold harsh. If the ones going through were hikers, they were awfully extreme. Yet there was no sign of climbing or camping, nothing but a path worn through the snow and foliage.
Definitely something not quite right going on.
As they came to a split in the path, Abel tried to head north. Levi guessed that path circled the pack land, but there was another scent trail. Weaker, perhaps older, but another path leading away from the pack. Something in his head, some whisper of instinct, told him that trail was more important. He yipped and headed along the new scent path, slowing down to a quick walk to keep from losing it. Definitely newer. Fewer men had followed this path, maybe even only one. This was a private path, a secret road to something important. He knew it…felt it in his bones. This was the scent trail that would lead them to answers.
But as they came upon the crest of the hill overlooking the far edge of a small town, Abel began to growl viciously. Head down, hackles raised, he looked like a beast ready to attack. An impressive sight to be sure. Levi, though, had no clue why, or what had set the wolf off.
Needing answers he couldn’t get with growls and chuffs, Levi shifted to his human form, crouching naked in the last bit of gray light before darkness swallowed them. Abel followed, the two breathing hard as they peered toward the lights of three small houses in a row.
“What’s doing?”
Abel growled again, pointing. “That’s my little sister’s place.”
Levi followed the man’s finger to the dark house on the far right of a string of houses below. Something about it called to him, but he couldn’t pinpoint what. “The lighter scent trail I picked up continues that way. Maybe the men are watching her as well.”
“Fuck.” Abel stood and began to head toward the house, something entirely not in the plan.
“Hold up, man.” Levi jumped in front of him, stopping him in his tracks. “We need to get back to the pack lands before we do anything down there.”
“What? I’m not leaving her undefended.” Abel growled and tried to shove past him, but Levi wasn’t budging. Not on this. His instincts were firing rapidly, telling him the house was the place to be, but he would not screw up this job by giving in to instincts. He knew the plan, and he would make it happen.
“My instructions are clear,” he said, pushing the words out to convince himself as well as Abel. “If a threat is present, secure the Omega, then call for backup. Obviously, my team needs to get their asses out here, but I have to secure the Omega before I call them. My only mission is to keep her safe. That’s what I’m going to do as soon as you take me to her.”
The need to investigate the house intensified, a form of worry or fear building in Levi’s gut. Something unlike anything he’d ever experienced before. Mission first, then house. Secure the Omega, then explore the situation with the little sister. He couldn’t fail this, couldn’t let his brothers or Blasius and Dante down.
He would not let an enemy snatch this pack’s Omega.
Abel huffed a laugh, though, practically ignoring Levi’s declaration. “You’d better head this way with me.”
“I told you—”
“No, I told you that’s my little sister’s place,” Abel interrupted, growing louder and more forceful. “What I didn’t tell you is that she’s our pack’s Omega, and she lives alone.”
6
A my’s meat loaf was quickly becoming her second-biggest seller. The diner had been busy all day; not as busy as a pot roast
Time to go to work.
Nose down, he led Abel down a new trail, weaving in and out of the brush along the slight path heading east. The scent was stronger still, the men having obviously walked it multiple times recently. Hikers, maybe. But the terrain was rough here, the path barely visible, and the cold harsh. If the ones going through were hikers, they were awfully extreme. Yet there was no sign of climbing or camping, nothing but a path worn through the snow and foliage.
Definitely something not quite right going on.
As they came to a split in the path, Abel tried to head north. Levi guessed that path circled the pack land, but there was another scent trail. Weaker, perhaps older, but another path leading away from the pack. Something in his head, some whisper of instinct, told him that trail was more important. He yipped and headed along the new scent path, slowing down to a quick walk to keep from losing it. Definitely newer. Fewer men had followed this path, maybe even only one. This was a private path, a secret road to something important. He knew it…felt it in his bones. This was the scent trail that would lead them to answers.
But as they came upon the crest of the hill overlooking the far edge of a small town, Abel began to growl viciously. Head down, hackles raised, he looked like a beast ready to attack. An impressive sight to be sure. Levi, though, had no clue why, or what had set the wolf off.
Needing answers he couldn’t get with growls and chuffs, Levi shifted to his human form, crouching naked in the last bit of gray light before darkness swallowed them. Abel followed, the two breathing hard as they peered toward the lights of three small houses in a row.
“What’s doing?”
Abel growled again, pointing. “That’s my little sister’s place.”
Levi followed the man’s finger to the dark house on the far right of a string of houses below. Something about it called to him, but he couldn’t pinpoint what. “The lighter scent trail I picked up continues that way. Maybe the men are watching her as well.”
“Fuck.” Abel stood and began to head toward the house, something entirely not in the plan.
“Hold up, man.” Levi jumped in front of him, stopping him in his tracks. “We need to get back to the pack lands before we do anything down there.”
“What? I’m not leaving her undefended.” Abel growled and tried to shove past him, but Levi wasn’t budging. Not on this. His instincts were firing rapidly, telling him the house was the place to be, but he would not screw up this job by giving in to instincts. He knew the plan, and he would make it happen.
“My instructions are clear,” he said, pushing the words out to convince himself as well as Abel. “If a threat is present, secure the Omega, then call for backup. Obviously, my team needs to get their asses out here, but I have to secure the Omega before I call them. My only mission is to keep her safe. That’s what I’m going to do as soon as you take me to her.”
The need to investigate the house intensified, a form of worry or fear building in Levi’s gut. Something unlike anything he’d ever experienced before. Mission first, then house. Secure the Omega, then explore the situation with the little sister. He couldn’t fail this, couldn’t let his brothers or Blasius and Dante down.
He would not let an enemy snatch this pack’s Omega.
Abel huffed a laugh, though, practically ignoring Levi’s declaration. “You’d better head this way with me.”
“I told you—”
“No, I told you that’s my little sister’s place,” Abel interrupted, growing louder and more forceful. “What I didn’t tell you is that she’s our pack’s Omega, and she lives alone.”
6
A my’s meat loaf was quickly becoming her second-biggest seller. The diner had been busy all day; not as busy as a pot roast
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