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We h it isn&039;t meant to holdturns to pilot We set down a couple of tis Stop at dusk for dinner at an arht I catch a few hours of sleep, using a sleeping spell to drop off

WeBreakfast, a walk, exercise Then Shark talks us through our plans We scourour route and alternatives in case we run into problerab Prae Athiate her there, or else abduct her and est a polite approach this time Prae Athim is way out of control Subtlety won&039;t work on Wolf Island

Shark finishes by asking for any last-minute comments or enquiries Antoine sheepishly raises a hand "Will you try not to cause unnecessary dae? Some of the equipment is very expensive If we can recycle it later, we can recoup solares at Antoine "If we coes, I&039;ll find you, string you upside down and make you eat your own brains before I kill you Understand?"

Antoine flushes "I was only-"

"Be quiet," Meera snaps

Antoine pouts, but shuts up Shark casts an eye around "Last chance to back out Anyone?" Seven of the nine soldiers promptly raise their hands "You should be in a sitcoether loudly and stands "Let&039;s go!"

Back on the helicopter Withinnow We&039;re in this to the bitter, bloody end

The island is one of many in the area, all deserted, rass, wild flowers, trees We spot the olves as we skiroups,(I don&039;t think hting Mutated, vicious, hairy s, claws and h we can&039;t hear them over the roar of the blades

The ithinsilently in reply to its warped brethren I&039;m one of the cursed Gradys I should have turned into a olf I only survived because I&039;ic self wrestled with my wolfen side and triumphed But I&039;ve never rid myself of the wolf, only driven it down deep inside

I don&039;t have any difficulty keeping my wolfish instincts in check, but I&039;m surprised to find that a part of me doesn&039;t want to re free beneath us Life would be much siave myself over to animalistic pleasures, free of the burdens of duty and responsibility

I&039;m envious of my twisted relatives, but sad for theoes wrong and Prae Athim turns the tables on us, she&039;ll use these specimens for her own sick ends But life won&039;t be much better for them if we succeed Antoine Horwitzer will take over, pick the olves off one by one, slice them open and carry out all lad Gret and Bill-E aren&039;t down there In a weird way I&039;lad they&039;re dead, rather than captive on this island Better to be out of life entirely than struggle through it as a tor the olves with aThey have no ties to these unfortunate mutants They view them sis with the olves But if coainst the killer beasts, and in that case they&039;ll have to be ruthless

Antoine is the only one not awed by the spectacle He stole a quick glance at the olves e hit the island&039;s edge, then closed his eyes, dug rosary beads out of a pocket and began to pray I hadn&039;t pegged hiious type, but when I think about it, it makes sense After all, the Lambs named themselves after a biblical quote

My stomach clenches and I al to free itself I stop staring at Antoine and focus on driving the wolf back inside It retreats reluctantly and I feel sorry for it If I could let it loose for a while, soive it a taste of freedo a fence, but there isn&039;t one, only a long wall of high, thick, athered by the wall, hurling the at those inside, the stench of human flesh thick in their nostrils (The stench is also thick in mine My lips tremble and I am careful not to drool)

As we approach the wall I catch limpse of the compound It&039;s built on the extended tip of the island, surrounded on three sides by cliffs and water The olves have only one route of attack Even if they could swile to climb the sheer cliffs, despite their claws

The cos with flat, aluround, which Tih the rooves to slot the walls into place," he explains "An ingenious systerooves, then slide the panels around and click theether Makes it easy to shuffle the rooms and alter the layout"

"Those walls can&039;t be sturdy," Shark grunts

"They are," Ti nature can throw at them The architects couldn&039;t take chances, not with hundreds of olves lying in wait on the other side"

There&039;s a landing pad inside the le helicopter stands idle There are several , rope ladders stacked beside them In the event of an evacuation, that&039;s how the staff would leave, lowering the boats and cli down into the as we touch down, cocking rifles and pistols One roars through aus to co his handguns "Don&039;t kill if you can help it, but don&039;t show tooup for They&039;ve already murdered seventeen people They&039;ll rip us to shreds if we give theround, leaps to his feet and opens fire, supported instantly by his teah-tech weapon that provides hi feedback