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As long as they stayed upwind and moved quietly, they had a chance The only weapons they had on theht were the knives Sharone and the others used to train Anya They were sharp, lethal, but they weren’t un

Moving back silently, though not nearly as silently as her bodyguards, she waited until the voices beca the order to move out

Crouched, they moved as quickly as possibly, which was slower than she knew Sharone and the others could have moved, as they started back up the mountain to the faint animal trail they used to access the area It was still steep here, though not as steep as the western edge of the mountain But this particular area was close Part of the way back was particularly steep They would be at their most vulnerable then

“Move,” she hissed “We need to make speed, Sharone”

“If they have a rogue Breed with theht,” Sharone retorted “Because you’re not quiet enough”

That was Sharone, blunt and to the point She didn’t cut slack for anyone

“Did you s her through the underbrush at the quietest possible speed

“Doesn’t uise their scent We were taught that in the labs, remember?”

Oh yeah She reuise Coyote Breeds’to the Breeds’ senses, but they could do it

“We need to contact Del-Rey,” Sharone said, voice low “Ashley, get ahead of us Run hell for leather and find help I have a feeling shit’s going to get ugly if those bastards catch us on that trail We’ll be sitting targets”

Ashley moved ahead and disappeared Silently Damn, Anya wished she could do that She’d trained for years, even before Del-Rey had kidnapped her, to be quiet like the Coyotes, to race through the night withouta sound, and no matter how hard she tried, she still hadn’t achieved it

At least Ashley was out of danger She was the irly little Coyote Breed with her fake nails, polish and hair dye Her erie She hat they all wished they could be, Anya also soht

“This way, Coya” Sharone was leading her through a pine thicket, out of sight and edging closer to the trail “When we start up, we have to o ahead of you, I’ll cover the back”

Anya shook her head, fighting back tears They would give their lives for her, and that wasn’t what she wanted She wanted the that her own incoer to them

They had reached the base of the trail when they heard a shot ring out froht ide eyes