![]() ![]() All the other wolves in the pack were rivals, dominants who would move against the others should the wolf above them in the pack show weakness. ![]() By accident or design, Jones had killed Peter, with a clean bullet between his eyes, killed the heart of the pack, our sole submissive wolf, Honey's mate.Īdam's head was bowed as he absorbed the blow - Peter's death and Adam's failure to prevent it. I didn't need to see it with my eyes because the pack bond and Adam told me who it was, told me it was fatal. I clung to Adam as tears and helpless anger wracked me, his and mine, while Honey's agonized cry rang in my ears. ![]() A shot rang out and the smell of gunpowder, blood, and death filled the air an instant before the earthquake in the pack bonds tried to throw me back to my own body. Then he raised a Glock he'd hidden behind the desk.Īdam, slowed by silver and forgotten shackles, stumbled to his knees when he tried to move to respond. Jones jerked back, and the smell of his fear made my nose wrinkle. He gave Jones a feral smile, leaned forward, and said, "Now I only kill people who deserve it, Mr. He should have stopped there, but I could feel when the quivery I-am-prey feeling emanating from Jones and the burn of the silver that was sharpening his temper drove him further. "I have not killed for the government in a long time," Adam told him. "In and out, then you and yours will be free to leave." ![]() "It will be an easy kill," Jones told Adam. He was lying with the truth - I recognized the smugness of his scent. ![]()
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