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Asa

I don&039;t trust Cy and want to knohy he tried to push into my head, but, I&039;ve shoved my fears and worries aside to listen to Jon The olf relayed the discoveries of the day and shared the alpha&039;s thoughts on a plan utilizing Cy andin the colowing slightly even with no picture displaying To make matters worse, all of the cameras on the property, aside fro and the apartments, have been shot out

We won&039;t have any advanced warning of their uests&039; safety to leave the property has becoreater-we et on a plane

Energy coils inside n of a nervous edge I may not want to ith Cy, and part of me wants to beat him to a pulp, but the rational section of my brain knows such an attempt would be foolhardy and not solve the current dilemma

As a soldier, I have to work above my personal dislike of a comrade I have to trust he&039;ll do his job even if I don&039;t want hiic is Cy is notthe screams of protest in s into a tight corner and focus on e can do in the here and now to protect the olves from further harm

I look to my master&039;s servant as he pulls up an aerial view of the property on an iPad Jon points out the location of the hunters&039; base caate theseour mind control abilities

"Three men to take down over a dozen olves?" Cy looks skeptical "It doesn&039;t sound like their original plan was sht it up"

Whether I like the bastard or not, he&039;s ood point The equipment Jon described sounds overnainst almost twenty wolves? I look at Jon and contemplate what enemies he could havefor only one and found more when they arrived?"

Cy raises an eyebrow and looks at Jon "Hmmm Who&039;d you piss off, boy?"

Jon&039;s shock rolls off his body "Me? What the fuck are you saying?" His voice takes on an angry edge "I&039;ve spent the last seven years isolated in this frozen corner of the world" Realizing the unlikelihood of our ier leaves hi tree" He smiles at the pun in his own phrase "I didn&039;t lead anyone here, nor does anyone hate -at least, not that I know of"

The cagey vampire from New York stands and stretches "No ht?"

Jon nods and leads us down the hall toward the tunnel entrance in the north wing I wave Cy forward, not eager to have him behind me sooner than he needs to be I never had a chance to tell Jon about my run in with Cy, and despite ht Jon is still my superior in the seethe Cy&039;s arrival doesn&039;t change that The , they more I wondered why Cy tried what he did with ested me for Alaska with the hopes I&039;d find out information on his maker for him? Holy shit, would Vivian have suspected me of such actions, and maybe that&039;s why she went into my mind? I shake my head, appalled at the complexity in the inner secrets of seethes

Vivian turned Cy loose after only a few months in her company, confident in his abilities that he wouldn&039;t run rabid and kill people indiscri the species at risk But could he have developed vampire compulsion powers afterward and she was unaware of it? And if that&039;s the case, how eny could hold the same traits?

Jon keys in the security code, out of Cy&039;s view, and opens the door to usher us in "You&039;ve got your phone, Asa?"

I pat the device in h, too "Yup"

"I&039;ll stay upstairs near aCall me if you needand risking my master&039;s servant even if I do run into trouble I slipped on a Kevlar vest before putting my jacket on Unless the hunters find a way to behead le file through the tunnel, silently passing the roo faoing We decided to use Paul and Bunny&039;s cabin again for its location and convenience I take us on the long route, deliberatelythe path harder for my old master to memorize

"Quite a h the sixth steel door

"Yes, it is," I say, careful to hide hly confused e arrive at the couple&039;s bedroout and takes hold I could very well be in the ained for Unlike duringwith Cy and Aunt Cali, I aed my loyalty to her in January after she revealed her true powers and I don&039;t doubt the decision

The infor up on her rare branch of va Dres ain, it&039;s not like I&039;ve asked him I&039;ve been so happy since Eric and Pat arrived, I didn&039;t want to rock the boat with digging deep in things best left unknown

Vivian&039;s abilities scare the shit out of uardher true power-but I had to try so ainst my aunt&039;s husband After a dozeninto the cabin

"Jesus That was a hike," Cy breaks the silence when I stop and check my supplies onceto engage the bastard in conversation In a fewnight scopes to check for signs of movement

"Follow me to their encampment," I say "If we don&039;t find the our way back to the inn separately If there&039;s gunfire, we meet back here and travel the tunnels to return undetected Clear?"